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Herpes zoster as a clinical clue to undiagnosed HIV infection: Two case reports [PDF]

IDCases
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes herpes zoster upon reactivation, typically in older or immunocompromised individuals. In younger adults, herpes zoster should raise suspicion of underlying immunodeficiency, particularly undiagnosed human ...
Luca Pipitò, Giuseppina Capra, Eleonora Bono, Chiara Vincenza Mazzola, Giulio D’Agati, Antonella Bartolone, Raffaella Rubino, Benedetta Romanin, Cinzia Calà, Antonio Cascio   +9 more
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Awareness and acceptability of herpes zoster vaccination in people living with HIV [PDF]

Preventive Medicine Reports
Objective: The recombinant herpes zoster vaccine is recommended for aging populations to prevent herpes zoster. We aimed to assess awareness of herpes zoster and acceptance of the herpes zoster vaccine acceptance among people living with HIV (PLWH ...
Christian Motet, Agnès Libois, Charlotte Martin, Nicolas Dauby   +3 more
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Influence of meteorological conditions on herpes zoster occurrence: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
IntroductionHerpes zoster is caused by the reactivation of the varicella zoster virus, typically affecting older adults and immunocompromised individuals.
Michał Ochal, Katarzyna Glińska Lewczuk, Ewa Dragańska, Iwona Cymes, Jerzy Romaszko   +4 more
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Complications and cost estimations in herpes zoster – a retrospective analysis at a Swiss tertiary dermatology clinic

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2021
INTRODUCTION: Herpes zoster is the common reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus infection and is associated with substantial morbidity and costs.
Leonard D. Bongers, Alexander Navarini, Christoph T. Berger, Simon M. Mueller   +3 more
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Síndrome de ramsay hunt

Revista Ciencias Biomédicas, 2020
Introducción: el síndrome de Ramsay Hunt es un trastorno poco común causado por la activación del virus varicela zóster. Se manifiesta clínicamente por ampollas en el canal auditivo externo, dolor de oído, así como signos y síntomas de parálisis facial ...
Jennifer Barrios Herrera, Luis Gaviria Orozco, Mario Montoya Jaramillo   +2 more
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Herpes zoster ophthalmicus infection after kidney transplantation

Turkish Journal of Internal Medicine, 2020
Herpes zoster causes an acute dermatomal infection with vesicular rash associated with reactivation of the Varicella zoster virus. The infection usually involves the thoracic, cervical, ophthalmic and lumbosacral regions.
Abdulmecit Yildiz, Suat Akgür, Alparslan Ersoy, Seray Türe, Cihan Semet   +4 more
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Analysis of influencing factors of herpes zoster-related neuropathic pain on the head and face

Pifu-xingbing zhenliaoxue zazhi, 2023
Objective To explore the influencing factors of herpes zoster neuralgia in order to provide reference for the diagnosis and the treatment of this disease.
Huiya SUN, Jun WANG, Tao YUAN, Ting FAN
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Effect of Routine Varicella Immunization on the Epidemiology and Immunogenicity of Varicella and Shingles

Viruses, 2022
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes varicella as a primary infection and remains latent in the ganglia until it becomes reactivated to cause herpes zoster. Individuals with varicella develop adaptive humoral and cell-mediated immunity.
Naruhito Otani, Masayuki Shima, Takuma Yamamoto, Toshiomi Okuno   +3 more
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Willingness to vaccinate against herpes zoster in Chinese urban population: a mixed-methods study

BMJ Open, 2023
Objective Although the herpes zoster vaccine has been available in mainland China since June 2020, residents’ knowledge of herpes zoster and the herpes zoster vaccine is poor, and vaccination rates are low, especially among the elderly, who are at high ...
Ping He, Beibei Yuan, Dawei Zhu, Ming Wang, Yanshang Wang, Mingzheng Hu, Chao Long, Yiqi Xia, Weiying Zhao   +8 more
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Herpes zoster could be an early manifestation of undiagnosed human immunodeficiency virus infection

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2016
No formal epidemiological research based on systematic analysis has focused on the relationship between herpes zoster and immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in Taiwan.
Shih-Wei Lai, Cheng-Li Lin, Kuan-Fu Liao, Wen-Chi Chen   +3 more
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