ALLMedicine™ Herpes Zoster Center

Jun 24th, 2022 - Tofacitinib is an oral, small molecule Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). We present safety and efficacy data from patients from East Asia (Japan, Korea, and Taiwan) in OCTAVE Open, an open-label, long-term extens...

Jun 23rd, 2022 - Researchers suggests that patients with COVID-19 develop neuropathic pain within weeks or months following infection and that patients with neuropathic pain and COVID-19 sometimes present with deterioration of neurologic complications and pain exa...

Jun 22nd, 2022 - The Diagnosis: Granuloma Annulare A biopsy of a lesion on the right flank demonstrated granulomatous inflammation and interstitial mucin (Figure), characteristic of granuloma annulare (GA). 1,2 Granuloma annulare is a relatively common skin disord.

Jun 19th, 2022 - Various adverse effects particularly cutaneous manifestations associated with different COVID-19 vaccines have been observed in practice. To evaluate all patients who presented to our tertiary center with skin manifestations following COVID-19 vac...

Jun 18th, 2022 - The high-dose glucocorticosteroid (GC) treatment is the first choice for dermatomyositis complicated with interstitial lung disease (DM-ILD) but patients are resistant to the high-dose GC monotherapy. Besides, the high dose of GC, the secondary im...

Jan 8th, 2022 - Clinical reactivations of herpes simplex virus or varicella zoster virus occur frequently among patients with malignancies and manifest particularly as herpes simplex stomatitis in patients with acute leukaemia treated with intensive chemotherapy ...

Nov 3rd, 2016 - Herpes zoster (HZ, shingles) is a frequent medical condition which may severely impact the quality of life of affected patients. Different therapeutic approaches to treat acute HZ are available. The aim of this European project was the elaboration...

Jun 12th, 2013 - Neuropathic pain (NP) is often refractory to pharmacologic and noninterventional treatment. On behalf of the International Association for the Study of Pain Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group, the authors evaluated systematic reviews, clinica...

Dec 7th, 2011 - Although vaccinations are most commonly associated with the pediatric population, it is important for healthcare professionals to be familiar with the vaccines that are recommended for adults. The authors discuss 3 vaccines-the measles, mumps, and...

Jun 6th, 2008 - These recommendations represent the first statement by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on the use of a live attenuated vaccine for the prevention of herpes zoster (zoster) (i.e., shingles) and its sequelae, which was licens...

Jun 16th, 2022 - Background Mutations in the Dedicator of Cytokinesis-8 (DOCK8) gene are responsible for an immunodeficiency disease characterized by: severe cutaneous and sinopulmonary infections with bacterial organisms; extensive cutaneous viral infections with...

Jun 16th, 2022 - Study Objectives The goal of this study is to evaluate the rate of PHN development in emergency department patients who receive ultrasound guided nerve blocks using bupivacaine and dexamethasone for acute herpes zoster. The investigators will also...

May 18th, 2022 - The purpose of this study is to determine the immunogenicity of the herpes zoster subunit vaccine in inflammatory bowel disease patients on vedolizumab compared to those on anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) monotherapy. The study will evaluate humo...

May 12th, 2022 - The purpose of the current ZOSTER-101 long-term follow-up (LTFU) study of ZOSTER-049 (NCT02723773) study, an extension of ZOSTER-006 (NCT01165177) and ZOSTER-022 (NCT01165229) primary studies, is to assess the long-term vaccine efficacy (VE) again...

Mar 21st, 2022 - Herpes Zoster (HZ) is a common complication of kidney transplant because of the immune suppressive drugs necessary to prepare the recipient for the transplanted organ and to protect it from rejection. The use of the live vaccine, Zostavax, in tran...

Jun 22nd, 2022 - The Diagnosis: Granuloma Annulare A biopsy of a lesion on the right flank demonstrated granulomatous inflammation and interstitial mucin (Figure), characteristic of granuloma annulare (GA). 1,2 Granuloma annulare is a relatively common skin disord.

Jun 10th, 2022 - Herpes zoster does not appear to increase dementia risk ― on the contrary, the viral infection may offer some protection, a large population-based study suggests. "We were surprised by these results [and] the reasons for the decreased risk are unc...

May 24th, 2022 - Key clinical point: The risks for any serious bacterial, opportunistic, or herpes zoster infections were similar with add-on leflunomide or tacrolimus and tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) in patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (.

May 24th, 2022 - To the Editor: Wolf isotopic response describes the development of a skin disorder at the site of another healed and unrelated skin disease. Skin disorders presenting as isotopic responses have included inflammatory, malignant, granulomatous, and.

Apr 19th, 2022 - My inspiration to write about cupping this month stems from the perception that everyone seems to be talking about it, from a facialist who suggested it for me to a coworker who swears by cupping to treat her allergies. Cupping is by no means a no.