Epidemiology and economic burden of herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia in Italy: A retrospective, population-based study

Table 3 Costs Associated with HZ and PHN in Immunocompetent Patients Aged ≥50 years (at 2005 prices)

	HZ	PHN	HZ plus PHN
Number of expected cases in Italian population per year	129,435	12,228 (PHN1 only*)
	Mean €	Total €m	Mean €	Total €m	Total €m
Direct outpatient costs	123	15.9	446	5.3	21.2
Direct hospital costs	43	5.6	114	1.4	7.0
Total direct costs	166	21.5	560	6.7	28.2
Indirect costs	556	12.2	795	0.8	13.0
Total costs		33.7		7.5	41.2

HZ = herpes zoster; PHN = post-herpetic neuralgia
* Restricted to PHN1 because PHN1 and PHN3 were only distinguishable in the outpatient setting

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