 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)
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D006562
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C02.256.466.423
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| 1980 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1981 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1982 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1984 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1985 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1986 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1987 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1990 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1992 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 1995 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 1996 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1998 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 1999 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 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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Winston DJ, Mullane KM, Cornely OA, Boeckh MJ, Brown JW, Pergam SA, Trociukas I, Žák P, Craig MD, Papanicolaou GA, Velez JD, Panse J, Hurtado K, Fernsler DA, Stek JE, Pang L, Su SC, Zhao Y, Chan ISF, Kaplan SS, Parrino J, Lee I, Popmihajlov Z, Annunziato PW, Arvin A. Inactivated varicella zoster vaccine in autologous haemopoietic stem-cell transplant recipients: an international, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2018 05 26; 391(10135):2116-2127.
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Mullane KM, Nuss C, Ridgeway J, Prichard MN, Hartline CB, Theusch J, Mommeja-Marin H, Larson RA. Brincidofovir treatment of acyclovir-resistant disseminated varicella zoster virus infection in an immunocompromised host. Transpl Infect Dis. 2016 Oct; 18(5):785-790.
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Arvin AM, Wolinsky JS, Kappos L, Morris MI, Reder AT, Tornatore C, Gershon A, Gershon M, Levin MJ, Bezuidenhoudt M, Putzki N. Varicella-zoster virus infections in patients treated with fingolimod: risk assessment and consensus recommendations for management. JAMA Neurol. 2015 Jan; 72(1):31-9.
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Whitley RJ. Editorial commentary: Waning efficacy of the herpes zoster vaccine. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Mar 15; 60(6):910-1.
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Mullane KM, Winston DJ, Wertheim MS, Betts RF, Poretz DM, Camacho LH, Pergam SA, Mullane MR, Stek JE, Sterling TM, Zhao Y, Manoff SB, Annunziato PW. Safety and immunogenicity of heat-treated zoster vaccine (ZVHT) in immunocompromised adults. J Infect Dis. 2013 Nov 01; 208(9):1375-85.
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Macomber MW, Mullane KM, Liauw SL. Herpes zoster and radiation therapy: what radiation oncologists need to know about diagnosing, preventing, and treating herpes zoster. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2014 Jan-Feb; 4(1):58-64.
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Kinonen CL, Gleason BC, Thomas AB, Kaul KL, Cibull TL. Dermal hypersensitivity reaction: a PCR-confirmed pattern of herpetic dermatitis. J Cutan Pathol. 2012 Oct; 39(10):929-35.
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Whitley RJ, Volpi A, McKendrick M, Wijck Av, Oaklander AL. Management of herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia now and in the future. J Clin Virol. 2010 May; 48 Suppl 1:S20-8.
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Whitley RJ. Incomplete financial disclosures in an editorial, clinical crossroads, and reply letter related to herpes zoster. JAMA. 2010 Feb 24; 303(8):733-4.
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Whitley RJ. A 70-year-old woman with shingles: review of herpes zoster. JAMA. 2009 Jul 01; 302(1):73-80.
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