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Herpes zoster (medical condition): Herpes zoster is an infectious viral infection that is believed to be caused by the re-activation of a ...more
Herpes zoster: See also:
Shingles:
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Herpes zoster: eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Herpes zoster: acute infectious, usually self-limited, disease believed to represent activation of latent varicella zoster virus 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.
Source: Diseases Database
Herpes zoster: 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).
Source: MeSH 2007
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Herpes zoster: Another name for Shingles (or close medical condition association).
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Herpes zoster: Herpes zoster is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:
Some of the causes of Herpes zoster are included in the list below:
Read more about causes of Herpes zoster (Shingles)
Some of the symptoms of Herpes zoster incude:
See full list of 14 symptoms of Herpes zoster (Shingles)
Treatments for Herpes zoster (Shingles) include:
See full list of 16 treatments for Herpes zoster
Treatment of Herpes zoster: For more treatment information about Herpes zoster, see treatment of Shingles (Herpes zoster)
This infection is produced by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. After an initial... (Source: excerpt from Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI)
Shingles is an infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which is the virus that causes chickenpox. Shingles occurs in... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Shingles Information Page: NINDS)
Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. After an attack of chickenpox, the virus ... (Source: excerpt from Facts About Shingles (Varicella-Zoster Virus): NIAID)
This infection is produced by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that ... (Source: excerpt from Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI)
These medical disease topics may be related to Herpes zoster:
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The following list attempts to classify Herpes zoster into categories where each line is subset of the next.
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