 Herpes Zoster
"Herpes Zoster" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An acute infectious, usually self-limited, disease believed to represent activation of latent varicella-zoster virus (HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN) in those who have been rendered partially immune after a previous attack of CHICKENPOX. It involves the SENSORY GANGLIA and their areas of innervation and is characterized by severe neuralgic pain along the distribution of the affected nerve and crops of clustered vesicles over the area. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
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D006562
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C02.256.466.423
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| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Herpes Zoster" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Gray WL. Comparative Analysis of the Simian Varicella Virus and Varicella Zoster Virus Genomes. Viruses. 2022 04 19; 14(5).
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Shi V, Hsiao JL, Shi VY. COVID-19 skin manifestations: the new great imitator? Dermatol Online J. 2020 Nov 15; 26(11).
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Nagel MA, White T, Khmeleva N, Rempel A, Boyer PJ, Bennett JL, Haller A, Lear-Kaul K, Kandasmy B, Amato M, Wood E, Durairaj V, Fogt F, Tamhankar MA, Grossniklaus HE, Poppiti RJ, Bockelman B, Keyvani K, Pollak L, Mendlovic S, Fowkes M, Eberhart CG, Buttmann M, Toyka KV, Meyer-ter-Vehn T, Petursdottir V, Gilden D. Analysis of Varicella-Zoster Virus in Temporal Arteries Biopsy Positive and Negative for Giant Cell Arteritis. JAMA Neurol. 2015 Nov; 72(11):1281-7.
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