ABSTRACT
Objective:To analyze and summarize the clinical characteristics of type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated by herpes zoster in patients and investigate the correlation between the two.Methods:The clinical data of 58 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated by herpes zoster who received treatment in Department of Dermatology, The Second People's Hospital of Hefei (Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University) from January 2020 to January 2023 were retrospectively analyzed.Results:All 58 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated by herpes zoster were over the age of 70 years. The average length of hospital stay was (11.78 ± 3.63) days. Among these patients, three developed disseminated herpes zoster, while twenty-three developed postherpetic neuralgia. The average glycated hemoglobin level of the patients was (7.92 ± 1.51)%, all of which were higher than the normal range.Conclusion:The poor control of blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus may increase the risk of herpes zoster. The duration of hospital stay after herpes zoster development is long, and the incidence of postherpetic neuralgia is high.