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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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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Amenamevir, a Helicase-Primase Inhibitor, for the Optimal Treatment of Herpes Zoster
Viruses, 2021 Acyclovir, valacyclovir, and famciclovir are used for the treatment of herpes simplex virus (HSV) and varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infections. Helicase-primase inhibitors (HPIs) inhibit replication fork progression that separates double DNA strands into ...
K. Shiraki +3 more
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Herpes zoster and COVID-19 infection: a coincidence or a causal relationship?
Infection, 2021 The first cases of COVID-19 were reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Skin manifestations of COVID-19 vary, among which herpes zoster has recently been found to be associated with the infection.
S. Algaadi
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Reduced NK cell IFN-γ secretion and psychological stress are independently associated with herpes zoster. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The pathogenesis of herpes zoster is closely linked to reduced varicella-zoster virus-specific cell-mediated immunity. However, little is known about the interplay between natural killer cells and psychological stress in the pathogenesis of herpes zoster.
Choon Kwan Kim +5 more
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Risk Factors for Herpes Zoster Infection: A Meta-Analysis
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background The burden of herpes zoster (HZ) is significant worldwide, with millions affected and the incidence rising. Current literature has identified some risk factors for this disease; however, there is yet to be a comprehensive study that pools all ...
F. Marra +3 more
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A narrative review and clinical anatomy of herpes zoster infection following COVID‐19 vaccination
Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y. Print), 2021 In this review, cases of herpes zoster (HZ) infection following receipt of COVID‐19 vaccines will be analyzed. We also present two cases of oral HZ following the COVID‐19 vaccine and discuss this clinical anatomy.
J. Iwanaga +5 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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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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Herpes simplex and herpes zoster viruses in COVID-19 patients
Irish Journal of Medical Science, 2021 Reactivation of herpes family viruses in immunocompromised patients may result in detrimental outcomes for the hosts; therefore, herpes simplex virus-1 and varicella zoster virus infections in the context of COVID-19 may have clinical and prognostic ...
J. Katz, S. Yue, W. Xue
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