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Review of Varicella zoster virus : from epidemiology to prevention [PDF]

, 2008
The Varicella zoster virus is a human pathogen which causes Varicella after primary infection and herpes zoster after secondary reactivation. Both disease manifestations can occur at any age; however, Varicella is seen more commonly in children whilst ...
Pace, David
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Maxillary Osteonecrosis Related with Herpes Zoster: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Medicina
Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) can occur through various mechanisms including radiation, medication, and viral infections such as herpes zoster. Although herpes zoster is a varicella-zoster virus infection that can affect the trigeminal nerve, it rarely ...
Kwan-Soo Park
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Hospital Admissions for Herpes Zoster in Portugal Between 2000 and 2010

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2013
Introduction and Objectives: Herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia increasing incidence is related to ageing. These conditions can be very debilitating and have an important impact in patients’ quality of life.
Margarida Mesquita, Filipe Froes
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Guillain-Barre syndrome presenting with sensory disturbance following a herpes virus infection: a case report [PDF]

, 2011
Introduction We present a case of an unusual clinical manifestation of Guillain-Barre syndrome following a pre-existing herpes virus infection. Although there have been several reports describing the co-existence of herpes virus infection and Guillain ...
Fotinie Ntziora, Athina Euthimiou, Maria Tektonidou, Anastasios Andreopoulos, Kostas Konstantopoulos   +4 more
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Characteristic of Herpes Zoster in the Elderly at Prof. Dr. I.G.N.G. Ngoerah General Hospital: An Epidemiologic Study

Berkala Ilmu Kesehatan Kulit dan Kelamin (Periodical of Dermatology and Venerology)
Background: Herpes zoster is a disease caused by the reactivation of the latent varicella zoster virus. Herpes zoster is the most common infection found in the elderly population. Epidemiologic data on herpes zoster infection among the elderly population
Felicia Emiliana Hosea, I Gusti Ayu Agung Praharsini   +1 more
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Necrodestructive herpes zoster

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2012
Herpes Zoster (HZ) is a self-limiting viral infection of skin and mucosa caused by Varicella zoster virus. Cutaneous lesions of HZ usually heal without any scarring and hyper/hypopigmentation. Though, post-inflammatory depigmentation and deep scarring can occur in immunocompromised or HIV positive individuals.
Sanjeev Gupta, Sunita Gupta, Kamal Aggarwal, Vijay Kumar Jain   +3 more
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Genetic variation in the HLA region is associated with susceptibility to herpes zoster. [PDF]

, 2015
Herpes zoster, commonly referred to as shingles, is caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV). VZV initially manifests as chicken pox, most commonly in childhood, can remain asymptomatically latent in nerve tissues for many years and often re-emerges as
Armstrong, G, Baldwin, E, Borthwick, KM, Bottinger, E, Burt, A, Carlson, CS, Carrell, DS, Carroll, RJ, Comstock, BA, Crane, PK, Crawford, DC, Crosslin, DR, de Andrade, M, Denny, JC, Doheny, KF, Hanna, DS, Harley, JB, Hayes, MG, Jarvik, GP, Keating, B, Kho, A, Kim, DS, Kuivaniemi, H, Kullo, IJ, Larson, EB, Li, R, McCarty, CA, Mirel, DB, Mukherjee, S, Pacheco, J, Peissig, PL, Pugh, E, Ritchie, MD, Stallings, S, Tromp, G, Underwood, JG, Verma, SS   +36 more
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Higher risk of herpes zoster in stroke patients.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:Stroke is a leading cause of death, morbidity and disability worldwide. Infection is a common complication in the acute phase after stroke. Herpes zoster is a common viral disease, in which the most debilitating complication is post-herpetic ...
Yi-Ching Tung, Hung-Pin Tu, Ming-Kung Wu, Keng-Liang Kuo, Yu-Feng Su, Ying-Yi Lu, Chih-Lung Lin, Chieh-Hsin Wu   +7 more
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Coincident onset of multiple sclerosis and herpes simplex virus 1 encephalitis. a case report [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Along with vitamin D, smoking, body mass index and others, Epstein Barr virus, other herpesviruses and human endogenous retroviruses represent plausible environmental risk factors for multiple sclerosis.
Buscarinu, M. C., Ferraldeschi, Michela, Fornasiero, Arianna, Renie', Roberta, Ristori, Giovanni, Romano, Silvia, Salvetti, Marco, Trasimeni, Guido   +7 more
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Risk of herpes zoster associated with JAK inhibitors in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023
Objective: Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors are a novel class of drugs that have shown efficacy in treating immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs). However, their safety profile in terms of herpes zoster infection remains unclear.
Qingling Xu, Liyuan He, Yufeng Yin
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