"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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 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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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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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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Mostyka M, Shia J, Neumann WL, Whitney-Miller CL, Feely M, Yantiss RK. Clinicopathologic Features of Varicella Zoster Virus Infection of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract. Am J Surg Pathol. 2021 02 01; 45(2):209-214.
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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.
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Bardach A, Cafferata ML, Klein K, Cormick G, Gibbons L, Ruvinsky S. Incidence and use of resources for chickenpox and herpes zoster in Latin America and the Caribbean--a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Dec; 31(12):1263-8.
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Stidd DA, Wuollet AL, Bowden K, Price T, Patwardhan A, Barker S, Weinand ME, Annabi J, Annabi E. Peripheral nerve stimulation for trigeminal neuropathic pain. Pain Physician. 2012 Jan-Feb; 15(1):27-33.
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Son M, Shapiro ED, LaRussa P, Neu N, Michalik DE, Meglin M, Jurgrau A, Bitar W, Vasquez M, Flynn P, Gershon AA. Effectiveness of varicella vaccine in children infected with HIV. J Infect Dis. 2010 Jun 15; 201(12):1806-10.
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Meghpara B, Sulkowski G, Kesen MR, Tessler HH, Goldstein DA. Long-term follow-up of acute retinal necrosis. Retina. 2010 May; 30(5):795-800.