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Herpes zoster, colloquially known as shingles, is the reactivation of varicella zoster virus, leading to a crop of painful blisters over the area of a dermatome. It occurs very rarely in children and adults, but its incidence is high in the elderly (over 60), as well as in any age group of immunocompromised patients. It strikes 500,000 people per year in the United States. Treatment is generally with acyclovir. Many develop a painful condition termed postherpetic neuralgia.
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Facts About Shingles (Varicella-Zoster Virus)
... Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. After an attack of chickenpox, the virus lies dormant in the nerve tissue. As we get older, it is possible for ...
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... Shingles (herpes zoster) is a skin disorder triggered by the chicken pox virus (Varicella zoster) that you first encountered as a child. This virus is thought to lie dormant in the spinal cord until ...
Source: HealthWorld
Shingles (Herpes Zoster) ... An acute CNS infection involving primarily the dorsal root ganglia, characterized by vesicular eruption and neuralgic pain in the areas of the skin supplied by peripheral sensory nerves arising in the...
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- Facts About Shingles (Varicella-Zoster Virus)
... Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. After an attack of chickenpox, the virus lies dormant in the nerve tissue. As we get older, it is possible for ...
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