Objective To probe into the clinical characteristics of herpes zoster and the misdiagnosis causes.Method Clinical data of 154cases of patients with herpes zoster collected from November

2009to November

2012were retrospectively analyzed.Results The misdiagnosis time was 2

1

6dand the average time was 6.8d.72cases were elderly people

accounting for 46.9% and 82cases were young and middle-aged ones with a percentage of 54.1%.There were 101cases whose pains were relieved after treatment while 53cases whose pains were significantly eased off.There were 44cases with incidence location in the trigeminal ganglion

47cases in the cervical ganglion

32cases in the thoracic nerve and 31cases in the lumbosacral nerve.The most common misdiagnosed diseases were trigeminal neuralgia

intercostal neuralgia

glaucoma and acute otitis media.Conclusion Understanding on diagnosis of herpes zoster shall be improved

physical examination shall be conducted

changes in pathogenetic conditions shall be observed and its clinical characteristics shall be comprehended so as to avoid misdiagnosis.