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Herpes zoster might be an indicator for latent COVID 19 infection
Dermatologic Therapy, 2020 Various cutaneous manifestations have been observed in patients with COVID‐19 infection. Herpes zoster is a viral skin disease caused by varicella zoster that remains dormant in the dorsal root ganglia of cutaneous nerves following a primary chicken pox ...
M. Elsaie, E. A. Youssef, H. Nada
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The incidence of herpes zoster in patients with diabetes mellitus
Medicine, 2021 Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text Abstract The research has correlated the risk factors of herpes zoster with some chronic diseases. This meta-analysis aimed to assess the incidence of herpes zoster in patients with diabetes mellitus.
S. Lai +5 more
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No evidence of family history as a risk factor for herpes zoster in patients with post-herpetic neuralgia [PDF]
, 2010 Little is known about reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus as herpes zoster in individuals with no underlying immunosuppression. Risk factors include age, sex, ethnicity, exogenous boosting of immunity from varicella contacts, underlying cell ...
Boccia, Mt +5 more
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BMC Public Health, 2018 Background The objectives of this study were to characterize the burden of herpes zoster, as well as the longitudinal and incremental changes of healthcare service utilization among individuals with herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) compared
Wan-Hsuan Lu +4 more
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Environmental science and pollution research international, 2021 Herpes zoster results from latent varicella zoster virus reactivation in the dorsal root ganglia, causing blistering rash along the dermatomal distribution and post-herpetic neuralgia.
Xin–wei Yu, Linfeng Li, M. Chan, W. Wu
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Herpes zoster in COVID‐19‐positive patients
International Journal of Dermatology, 2020 Herpes zoster in COVID-19-positive patients Dear Editor, The new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has recently been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO).
F. Tartari +7 more
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Reducing pain in acute herpes zoster with plain occlusive dressings: a case report [PDF]
, 2015 INTRODUCTION: The pain of acute herpes zoster (shingles) is severe and difficult to control. The medications used to control pain have a variety of important and potentially serious side effects. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first case report
David A Keegan
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Journal of Epidemiology, 2022 Background: The impact of body mass index on incidence of herpes zoster is unclear. This study investigated whether body mass index was associated with a history of herpes zoster and incidence during a 3-year follow-up, using data from a prospective ...
Kazuhiro Kawahira +8 more
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Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020 INTRODUCTION The incidence of herpes zoster (HZ) has been increasing in recent decades. Although two vaccines for HZ are available, there have been few studies on the incidence rates of HZ and post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) since their introduction.
R. R. Thompson +5 more
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COVID‐19 and herpes zoster co‐infection presenting with trigeminal neuropathy
European Journal of Neurology, 2020 Background Varicella‐zoster virus (VZV) is a human neurotropic virus that remains in a latent state within ganglionic neurons throughout the entire neuroaxis after the primary infection.
Ana Carolina Andorinho de Freitas Ferreira +4 more
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