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The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 Herpes zoster (HZ) affects approximately 1 in 3 persons in their lifetime, and the risk of HZ increases with increasing age. The most common, debilitating complication of HZ is the chronic neuropathic pain of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).
R. Harbecke, J. Cohen, M. Oxman
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Praxis, 2013 Herpes zoster is a common condition that significantly affects health-related quality of life. Most cases occur in immunocompetent individuals older than 60 years; however, immunosuppressed patients are at particularly high risk. Post-herpetic neuralgia is the most common serious complication of herpes zoster, and is much more common in the very ...
Matt, Ulrich, Rampini, Silvana
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Assessment of Herpes Zoster Risk Among Recipients of COVID-19 Vaccine
JAMA Network Open, 2022 Key Points Question Is there an increased risk of herpes zoster infection after COVID-19 vaccination? Findings In this cohort study of 2 039 854 individuals who received a COVID-19 vaccine included in a US health care claims database, a self-controlled ...
Idara Akpandak +5 more
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A systematic literature review of herpes zoster incidence worldwide
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021 We conducted a systematic review to characterize the incidence rate of herpes zoster (HZ) in the general population, specifically in individuals ≥50 years of age. A total of 69 publications were included in the review.
Désirée A M van Oorschot +5 more
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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 +3 more
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Herpes Zoster and Recurrent Herpes Zoster [PDF]
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2017 AbstractBackgroundThe incidence of recurrent herpes zoster (HZ) and the relationship between initial and recurrent HZ are not clear.MethodsThe Miyazaki Dermatologist Society has surveyed ~5000 patients with HZ annually since 1997. A questionnaire regarding HZ and its recurrence was completed by the dermatologists.ResultsA total of 34 877 patients with ...
Tohru Daikoku +3 more
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Incident Herpes Zoster and Risk of Dementia
Neurology, 2022 Background and Objectives Herpes zoster (HZ) is caused by reactivation of the neurotrophic varicella-zoster virus (VZV). Zoster may contribute to development of dementia through neuroinflammation, cerebral vasculopathy, or direct neural damage, but ...
S. Schmidt +4 more
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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 +3 more
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Prevention of Herpes Zoster: A Focus on the Effectiveness and Safety of Herpes Zoster Vaccines
Viruses, 2022 Infection with varicella zoster virus typically occurs in children and it can cause primary varicella infection or “chickenpox”, or it can reactivate later in life and cause herpes zoster or “shingles”.
Yasmin Marra, Fawziah Lalji
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Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2017 History of present illness: A 26-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a burning rash over his left axilla and chest that started 2 days prior to presentation. The pain had been steadily worsening and was exacerbated by touch and the rubbing of his clothes over it. Patient denied fevers, chills, or weakness.
Ehsani-Nia, Hamid, Rowe, Robert
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