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Herpes simplex keratitis: Challenges in diagnosis and clinical management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Herpes simplex virus is responsible for numerous ocular diseases, the most common of which is herpetic stromal keratitis. This is a recurrent infection of the cornea that typically begins with a subclinical infection of the cornea that establishes a ...
Azher, Tayaba N   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Awareness and acceptability of herpes zoster vaccination in people living with HIV

open access: yesPreventive 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk of Herpes Zoster in Relation to Body Mass Index Among Residents Aged ≥50 Years: The Shozu Herpes Zoster Study

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Current management of herpes zoster: The European view [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The overall incidence of herpes zoster in Europe is approximately 3 per 1000 people per year and more than 10 per 1000 people per year in those aged >80 years.
Gross, G   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Risk of herpes zoster in psoriasis patients receiving systemic therapies: a nationwide population-based cohort study

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
The incidence of herpes zoster in psoriasis patients is higher than in the general population. However, the association between herpes zoster risk and different systemic therapies, especially biologic agents, remains controversial.
Sze-Wen Ting   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Varicella paediatric hospitalisations in Belgium : a 1-year national survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: Varicella universal vaccination (UV) has been implemented in many countries for several years. Nevertheless, varicella UV remains debated in Europe and few data are available on the real burden of infection.
Belgian Group for Varicella, the   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Bilateral Symmetrical Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent 15-Year-Old Adolescent Boy

open access: yesCase Reports in Pediatrics, 2015
Herpes zoster is uncommon in immunocompetent children. The bilateral symmetrical occurrence of herpes zoster lesions is extremely rare. We report a 15-year-old immunocompetent Chinese adolescent boy who developed bilateral symmetrical herpes zoster ...
Alexander K. C. Leung, Benjamin Barankin
doaj   +1 more source

Characterizing infection in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis:results from a longitudinal, matched-cohort data linkage study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Objectives: Infection exerts a major burden in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), however, its precise extent and nature remains unclear. In this national study we aimed to longitudinally quantify, characterize and contextualize infection risk in AAV ...
Amft, Nicole   +11 more
core   +6 more sources

Herpes Zoster and Cardiovascular Disease: Exploring Associations and Preventive Measures through Vaccination

open access: yesVaccines
Herpes zoster, induced by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), is a unilaterally distributed vesicular rash that can cause multiple complications.
Minako Yamaoka-Tojo, Taiki Tojo
doaj   +1 more source

Research Trends and Hotspots on Herpes Zoster: A 10-Year Bibliometric Analysis (2012–2021)

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2022
PurposeHerpes zoster infection, with its considerable burden to individuals and society, remains a challenge around the world. However, to the knowledge of the authors, little bibliometric quantitative or qualitative analysis has been carried out to ...
Jian Zhang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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