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Varicella zoster virus infection [PDF]

Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2015
Infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes varicella (chickenpox), which can be severe in immunocompromised individuals, infants and adults. Primary infection is followed by latency in ganglionic neurons. During this period, no virus particles are produced and no obvious neuronal damage occurs.
Anne A Gershon, Judith Breuer, Jeffrey I Cohen   +2 more
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Varicella-Zoster Virus [PDF]

Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 1996
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a ubiquitous human alphaherpesvirus that causes varicella (chicken pox) and herpes zoster (shingles). Varicella is a common childhood illness, characterized by fever, viremia, and scattered vesicular lesions of the skin.
John R Nienow, David H Spach
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Herpes zoster vaccination. An update

Przegląd Dermatologiczny, 2022
Herpes zoster/shingles is a cutaneous condition caused by the reactivation of varicella zoster virus. The condition mostly occurs when the cell mediated immunity towards varicella zoster virus, which was developed during the varicella zoster virus ...
Khairuddin Djawad, Safruddin Amin, Anni Adriani, Widyawati Djamaluddin, Dirmawati Kadir, Sri Muchtar   +5 more
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VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS FETOPATHY – CLINICAL CASE [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Pediatrics, 2015
Varicella zoster virus fetopathy occurs in infants after infection with varicella-zoster virus from mother during the first two trimesters of pregnancy.
Ioana Grigore, Georgeta Diaconu, N. Nistor, Ioana Cernescu, Irina Ciomaga   +4 more
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Acyclovir-induced neurotoxicity with a positive cerebrospinal fluid varicella zoster PCR result creating a management dilemma: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2020
Background Varicella zoster virus central nervous system infections can present as aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, myelitis, and vasculopathy.
Kelli M. Robertson, Christopher L. Harvey, John M. Cunningham   +2 more
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Varicella zoster virus related deaths and hospitalizations before the introduction of universal vaccination with the tetraviral vaccine

Jornal de Pediatria, 2016
Objective: To characterize varicella zoster virus-related deaths and hospitalizations in Brazil before universal vaccination with the tetravalent (measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella) vaccine, attempting to collect baseline data on varicella morbidity
Alessandra de Martino Mota, Filipe Anibal Carvalho-Costa   +1 more
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Simian Varicella Virus Pathogenesis in Skin during Varicella and Zoster

Viruses, 2022
Primary simian varicella virus (SVV) infection and reactivation in nonhuman primates is a valuable animal model in the study of varicella zoster virus disease [varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles)].
Ravi Mahalingam, Brittany Feia, Colin Coleman, Kusala Anupindi, Pratush Saravanan, Amalia Luthens, Amalia Bustillos, Arpita Das, Eileen de Haro, Lara Doyle-Meyers, Jayme Looper, Andrew N. Bubak, Christy S. Niemeyer, Brent Palmer, Maria A. Nagel, Vicki Traina-Dorge   +15 more
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Varicella-Zoster viruses associated with post-herpetic neuralgia induce sodium current density increases in the ND7-23 Nav-1.8 neuroblastoma cell line [PDF]

, 2013
Post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) is the most significant complication of herpes zoster caused by reactivation of latent Varicella-Zoster virus (VZV). We undertook a heterologous infection in vitro study to determine whether PHN-associated VZV isolates ...
A Vafai, BM Bradley, C Bourdon-Wouters, C Han, D Quan, DH Gilden, DW Wareham, Edward G. Rowan, EM Garry, Esther Grinfeld, Fiona Scott, FS Hasnie, FT Scott, G Ashrafi, G. H. Ashrafi, J Fogh, J Lai, JD Markman, JN Wood, Joseph Charles Glorioso, Judith Breuer, MA Hamza, MH Meisler, MJ Craner, MJ Quinlivan, ML Szpara, N Storey, Paul Montague, Peter G. E. Kennedy, PGE Kennedy, PGE Kennedy, PGE Kennedy, PR Kinchington, R Dabby, R Mahalingam, RG Dalziel, RL Finnen, S Schünemann, SG Waxman, SJ Medhurst, SM Fleetwood-Walker, TR Cummins, W Peng, WA Catterall, X Zhou   +44 more
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Immunopathology of Virus-Induced Anterior Uveitis [PDF]

, 2018
Herpes simplex virus, varicella zoster virus, human cytomegalovirus, and rubella virus are the most common causes of virus-induced anterior uveitis.
Chan, A.S.Y. (Anita S. Y.), Chee, S.-P. (Soon-Phaik), Groot-Mijnes, J.D.F. (Jolanda ) de, Verjans, G.M.G.M. (George)   +3 more
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Case report: Relapsed disseminated cutaneous herpes zoster successfully treated with brivudine

European Journal of Inflammation, 2023
A 64-year-old man presented with painful rash on the trunk and extremities for more than half a month. Nephrotic syndrome had been diagnosed 2 years ago and had been regularly treated with glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants.
Mengdi Feng, Jinfang Zhang, Guoqiang Zhang   +2 more
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