带状疱疹是由水痘一带状疱疹病毒引起的一种急性水泡皮肤病,俗称“蛇盘疮”、“缠腰龙”。老年人由于年龄增大,胸腺的退化萎缩,免疫力大大降低,激活隐伏在神经细胞内的病毒,故老年人容易发生带状疱疹。 老年人带状疱疹的临床表现,因病毒侵袭的部位、范围和程度不同,有多种形式出现。最常见的是胸部带状疱疹,约占50％～60％。病初常有轻度的前驱症状,如低热、乏 Shingles is an acute blistering skin disease caused by a herpes zoster virus of chickenpox, commonly known as “snake sore”, “loincloth.” The elderly due to age, thymus degeneration shrink, greatly reduced immunity, activating the virus hidden in nerve cells, so the elderly prone to shingles. The clinical manifestations of shingles in the elderly, due to the location of the virus invasion, scope and extent of different forms occur. The most common is the chest shingles, accounting for about 50% to 60%. Early mild disease often have prodromal symptoms, such as fever, lack of