"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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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Herpes Zoster" by people in Profiles.
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Dagrosa AT, Collins LK, Chapman MS. Atypical herpes zoster presentation in a healthy vaccinated pediatric patient. Cutis. 2017 Nov; 100(5):303-304.
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Shirley E, Chakravarty EF. The Herpes Zoster Vaccine in Rheumatic Diseases: Duration of Response. J Rheumatol. 2017 07; 44(7):968-969.
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Crowson AN, Saab J, Magro CM. Folliculocentric Herpes: A Clinicopathological Study of 28 Patients. Am J Dermatopathol. 2017 Feb; 39(2):89-94.
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Chakravarty EF. Incidence and Prevention of Herpes Zoster Reactivation in Patients with Autoimmune Diseases. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2017 02; 43(1):111-121.
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Chopra A, Sivaraman K, Thomas BS. Herpes zoster of gingiva in an older woman: a rare case report. Gerodontology. 2017 Jun; 34(2):280-283.
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Segan J, Staples MP, March L, Lassere M, Chakravarty EF, Buchbinder R. Risk factors for herpes zoster in rheumatoid arthritis patients: the role of tumour necrosis factor-a inhibitors. Intern Med J. 2015 Mar; 45(3):310-8.
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Guthridge JM, Cogman A, Merrill JT, Macwana S, Bean KM, Powe T, Roberts V, James JA, Chakravarty EF. Herpes zoster vaccination in SLE: a pilot study of immunogenicity. J Rheumatol. 2013 Nov; 40(11):1875-80.
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Cogman AR, Chakravarty EF. The case for Zostavax vaccination in systemic lupus erythematosus. Vaccine. 2013 Aug 12; 31(36):3640-3.
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Chakravarty EF, Michaud K, Katz R, Wolfe F. Increased incidence of herpes zoster among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus. 2013 Mar; 22(3):238-44.
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Ali T, Yun L, Shapiro D, Madhoun MF, Bronze M. Viral infections in patients with inflammatory bowel disease on immunosuppressants. Am J Med Sci. 2012 Mar; 343(3):227-32.