Herpes Zoster

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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)

Descriptor ID	D006562
MeSH Number(s)	C02.256.466.930.750
Concept/Terms	Herpes Zoster Herpes Zoster Zona Zoster Shingles

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Diseases [C]
Virus Diseases [C02]
DNA Virus Infections [C02.256]
Herpesviridae Infections [C02.256.466]
Varicella Zoster Virus Infection [C02.256.466.930]
Herpes Zoster [C02.256.466.930.750]

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Bar chart showing 37 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	1	0	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	1	0	1
2003	0	1	1
2007	1	1	2
2008	0	1	1
2009	2	0	2
2010	3	0	3
2012	2	0	2
2013	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2016	1	0	1
2018	2	1	3
2021	7	0	7
2022	5	0	5
2023	2	0	2
2024	1	0	1

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Na SA, Hyde JT, Hsu S. Pediatric Herpes Zoster after Chickenpox Vaccination. Skinmed. 2024; 22(3):208-210.

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Lichtenstein GR, Cohen BL, Salese L, Modesto I, Wang W, Chan G, Ahmed HM, Su C, Peyrin-Biroulet L. Impact of Concomitant Corticosteroids on Tofacitinib Induction Efficacy and Infection Rates in Ulcerative Colitis. Dig Dis Sci. 2023 06; 68(6):2624-2634.

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Lichtenstein GR, Bressler B, Francisconi C, Vermeire S, Lawendy N, Salese L, Sawyerr G, Shi H, Su C, Judd DT, Jones T, Loftus EV. Assessment of Safety and Efficacy of Tofacitinib, Stratified by Age, in Patients from the Ulcerative Colitis Clinical Program. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2023 01 05; 29(1):27-41.

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Poirrier JE, Meyers JL, Nagar SP, Patterson BJ, Glasser LI, Jabbour SA. Herpes Zoster Incidence and Burden in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes in the U.S.: A Retrospective Database Analysis. Diabetes Care. 2022 11 01; 45(11):2585-2593.

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Drees M, Weber DJ. Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Varicella During the United States Varicella Vaccination Program Era. J Infect Dis. 2022 10 21; 226(Suppl 4):S456-S462.

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Cohen EJ, Hochman JS, Troxel AB, Colby KA, Jeng BH. Zoster Eye Disease Study: Rationale and Design. Cornea. 2022 May 01; 41(5):562-571.

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Alderuccio JP, Arcaini L, Watkins MP, Beaven AW, Shouse G, Epperla N, Spina M, Stefanovic A, Sandoval-Sus J, Torka P, Alpert AB, Olszewski AJ, Kim SH, Hess B, Gaballa S, Ayyappan S, Castillo JJ, Argnani L, Voorhees TJ, Saba R, Chowdhury SM, Vargas F, Reis IM, Kwon D, Alexander JS, Zhao W, Edwards D, Martin P, Cencini E, Kamdar M, Link BK, Logothetis CN, Herrera AF, Friedberg JW, Kahl BS, Luminari S, Zinzani PL, Lossos IS. An international analysis evaluating frontline bendamustine with rituximab in extranodal marginal zone lymphoma. Blood Adv. 2022 04 12; 6(7):2035-2044.

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Mohaghegh F, Youssefian L, Galehdari H, Tavakoli N, Vahidnezhad H, Uitto J. Whole-transcriptome sequencing identifies postzygotic ATP2A2 mutations in a patient misdiagnosed with herpes zoster, confirming the diagnosis of very late-onset segmental Darier disease. Exp Dermatol. 2022 06; 31(6):943-948.

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Burmann SN, Bollmann A, Hohenstein S, Meier-Hellmann A, Kuhlen R, Kreuter A. No evidence for an increased risk of herpes zoster requiring full or partial hospitalization during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2022 02; 20(2):206-211.

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Cohen EJ. The Importance of Vaccination against Herpes Zoster. Ophthalmology. 2021 12; 128(12):1708-1709.

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