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BMJ Case Reports, 2013 Herpes zoster (HZ) or ‘shingles’ is a painful vesicular rash resulting from reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus that also causes chickenpox. The incidence of HZ infection (HZI) increases with age and the degree of immunosuppresssion. Post herpetic neuralgia, the most common complication of HZ, occurs after the zoster rash has resolved ...
Ravi Prakash Sasankoti, Mohan +3 more
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Global herpes zoster burden in adults with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
European Respiratory ReviewBackground COPD is associated with an increased risk of infections, such as herpes zoster, potentially leading to greater morbidity and mortality. This systematic review assessed the evidence on herpes zoster burden in COPD.
Alvaro A. Cruz +4 more
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Clinics in DermatologyHerpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) occurs when latent varicella zoster virus reactivates in the ophthalmic division of the fifth cranial nerve (CNV1). HZO commonly affects older and immunocompromised patients. This disease is considered an ophthalmic emergency due to the wide range of associated ocular symptoms, including severe chronic pain and vision ...
Minor M, Gurnani B, Payne E.
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Pioneer factors in viral infection
Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 Pioneer factors are transcription factors sharing the fascinating ability to bind to compact chromatin and thereby alter its transcriptional fate. Most pioneer factors are known for their importance during embryonic development, for instance, in inducing
Eva Neugebauer +9 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 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 +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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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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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 +8 more
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Clinical features of varicella-zoster virus infection [PDF]
, 2018 Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a pathogenic human herpes virus that causes varicella (chickenpox) as a primary infection, following which it becomes latent in peripheral ganglia.
Gershon, Anne A., Kennedy, Peter G.E.
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