| Shingles and Postherpetic NeuralgiaICD-9-CM - 053.19 Herpes zoster with other nervous system complications (includes postherpetic neuralgia, not elsewhere classified)
- 053.9 Herpes zoster without mention of complication (includes shingles)
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- This topic is based on Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 17th edition, chapter 173, Varicella-Zoster Virus Infections by RJ Whitley.
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