ALLMedicine™ Herpes Zoster Center

Oct 20th, 2020 - STK4 deficiency due to homozygous mutations in the STK4 gene encoding the STK4/MST1 kinase was first described in 2012. STK4/MST1 kinase regulates cell proliferation, survival, differentiation, and immune responses through canonical and non-canoni...

Oct 20th, 2020 - Herpes zoster is a painful dermatomal cutaneous eruption due to the reactivation of the latent varicella-zoster virus. Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases have an increased risk of shingles compared to the general population and this risk ca...

Oct 19th, 2020 - Herpes zoster (HZ) is caused by the reactivation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV). Patients with lung transplants are at high risk for HZ owing to their immunocompromised status and the need for lifelong immunosuppression. In this study, patients o...

Oct 17th, 2020 - Patients with inflammatory bowel disease, especially those on immunosuppressive therapy, are at higher risk of acquiring infectious diseases (Reich et al., 2016). For this reason, immunizations are routinely recommended in comprehensive inflammato...

Oct 16th, 2020 - A clinical and etiological study of herpes zoster multiplex.|2020|Nam KH,Jung ES,Park J,Yun SK,|

Oct 28th, 2019 - Shingles (also known as herpes zoster) results from infection by the varicella zoster virus. This common virus causes chickenpox (also known as varicella), which is characterized by itchy spots on the skin that cover the whole body and usually oc...

Jul 1st, 2019 - Shingles resources and references include Shingrix and Zostavax vaccination recommendations, as well as disease- and vaccine-related resources and articles.

Jun 30th, 2019 - Learn more about shingles surveillance, including shingles hospitalizations, trends, and vaccination rates

Jun 30th, 2019 - Learn about varicella zoster virus (VZV) laboratory testing and about the CDC National VDZ Laboratory.

Jan 24th, 2019 - Diagnosis of herpes zoster (shingles) is based primarily on the history and physical findings—specifically, the characteristic location and appearance of the skin eruption in association with localized pain. Systemic manifestations are uncommon an...

Oct 20th, 2020 - STK4 deficiency due to homozygous mutations in the STK4 gene encoding the STK4/MST1 kinase was first described in 2012. STK4/MST1 kinase regulates cell proliferation, survival, differentiation, and immune responses through canonical and non-canoni...

Oct 20th, 2020 - Herpes zoster is a painful dermatomal cutaneous eruption due to the reactivation of the latent varicella-zoster virus. Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases have an increased risk of shingles compared to the general population and this risk ca...

Oct 19th, 2020 - Herpes zoster (HZ) is caused by the reactivation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV). Patients with lung transplants are at high risk for HZ owing to their immunocompromised status and the need for lifelong immunosuppression. In this study, patients o...

Oct 17th, 2020 - Patients with inflammatory bowel disease, especially those on immunosuppressive therapy, are at higher risk of acquiring infectious diseases (Reich et al., 2016). For this reason, immunizations are routinely recommended in comprehensive inflammato...

Oct 16th, 2020 - A clinical and etiological study of herpes zoster multiplex.|2020|Nam KH,Jung ES,Park J,Yun SK,|

Mar 25th, 2020 - The live attenuated zoster vaccine (Zostavax) does not provide adequate long-term protection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) starting tofacitinib, suggests the ORAL Sequel extension study. Elsevier The incidence of herpes zoster in pati.

Feb 5th, 2020 - The pruritic prodrome, which evolved into painful vesicles, on an erythematous base in a dermatomal distribution was a classic presentation of herpes zoster. Although herpes zoster is usually thought of as a disease that strikes older individuals,.

Jan 31st, 2020 - The Diagnosis: Herpes Zoster Opthalmicus Due to the potential concern of vision loss, the patient was directed to a local emergency department for immediate ophthalmologic evaluation. He was diagnosed with herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) and trea.

Nov 11th, 2019 - ATLANTA – A group of patients using a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor safely received the live-attenuated varicella vaccine Zostavax without any cases of herpes zoster in the first 6 weeks after vaccination in the blinded, randomized, placebo-cont.

Oct 28th, 2019 - Shingles (also known as herpes zoster) results from infection by the varicella zoster virus. This common virus causes chickenpox (also known as varicella), which is characterized by itchy spots on the skin that cover the whole body and usually oc...