Table 3.
Study period herpes zoster ophthalmicus incidence by presentation, age, and gender (January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2007)
| Age(years) | Female | Male | All Cases | |||
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| All Presentations | N | Rate (95%CI)1 | N | Rate (95% CI)1 | N | Rate (95% CI)1 |
| Total | 71 | 32.4 (25.3–40.9) | 63 | 29.3 (22.5–37.5) | 134 | 30.9 (25.9–36.6) |
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| 0–14 | 1 | 2.6 (0.1–14.3) | 1 | 2.4 (0.1–13.6) | 2 | 2.5 (0.3–9.0) |
| 15–24 | 1 | 3.6 (0.1–20.3) | 3 | 10.6 (2.2–31.0) | 4 | 7.2 (2.0–18.4) |
| 25–44 | 9 | 15.4 (7.0–29.2) | 9 | 15.5 (7.1–29.4) | 18 | 15.4 (9.1–24.4) |
| 45–64 | 29 | 45.0 (30.1–64.6) | 25 | 39.4 (25.5–58.2) | 54 | 42.2 (31.7–55.1) |
| ≥65 | 31 | 104.9 (71.3–148.9) | 25 | 104.2 (67.5–153.9) | 56 | 104.6 (79.0–135.9) |
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| Blepharitis | 1 | 0.5 (0.0–2.5) | - | 0.0 (0.0–1.7) | 1 | 0.2 (0.0–1.3) |
| Conjunctivitis | 19 | 8.7 (5.2–13.5) | 13 | 6.1 (3.2–10.4) | 32 | 7.4 (5.0–10.4) |
| Dermatitis | 53 | 24.2 (18.1–31.7) | 50 | 23.3 (17.3–30.7) | 103 | 23.7 (19.4–28.8) |
| Keratitis | 20 | 9.1 (5.6–14.1) | 18 | 8.4 (5.0–13.2) | 38 | 8.8 (6.2–12.0) |
| Uveitis | 3 | 1.4 (0.3–4.0) | 5 | 2.3 (0.8–5.4) | 8 | 1.8 (0.8–3.6) |
1
Incidence rates are reported per 100,000 person-years. Range in parentheses indicates 95% confidence interval (CI).
2
Patients were counted more than once if presenting with more than one manifestation of herpes zoster ophthalmicus.