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Weinberg JM. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. August 2009.
One day after being discharged from the ED, a woman with severe back pain returns and is admitted for observation and analgesics. The next morning, the hospitalist notes a vesicular rash in the exact distribution of the patient's pain symptoms and diagnoses a herpes zoster infection (shingles).
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