"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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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.256.466.930.750
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Herpes Zoster" by people in Profiles.
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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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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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Cohen EJ. The Importance of Vaccination against Herpes Zoster. Ophthalmology. 2021 12; 128(12):1708-1709.
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Cohen EJ, Jeng BH. Herpes Zoster: A Brief Definitive Review. Cornea. 2021 08 01; 40(8):943-949.
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Cohen EJ. Reply. Cornea. 2018 12; 37(12):e58.
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Cook S, Leist T, Comi G, Montalban X, Giovannoni G, Nolting A, Hicking C, Galazka A, Sylvester E. Safety of cladribine tablets in the treatment of patients with multiple sclerosis: An integrated analysis. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2019 Apr; 29:157-167.
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Tsui E, Gillespie C, Perskin M, Zabar S, Wu M, Cohen EJ. Evaluating Physician Attitudes and Practices Regarding Herpes Zoster Vaccination. Cornea. 2018 Aug; 37(8):947-951.
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Bourre B, Gueudry J, Lefaucheur R, Borden A, Malt?te D, Patel SS, Van Tassel SH, Gupta MP, Orlin A, Nealon NM. Progressive outer retinal necrosis in a multiple sclerosis patient on natalizumab. Neurology. 2016 Jan 19; 86(3):312-3.