Shingles

Introduction: Shingles

Description of Shingles

Shingles (medical condition): Herpes zoster is an infectious viral infection that is believed to be caused by the re-activation of a ...more

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Shingles: eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Shingles: 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

Shingles: 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: CRISP

Shingles: Related Topics

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• Zoster
• Span
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Shingles as a Disease

Shingles (medical condition): See Shingles (disease information).
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Shingles: Related Diseases

Shingles: Shingles is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Delayed Viral Syndromes
• Herpesvirus
• Chickenpox
• Viral diseases
• Acne-like conditions
• Conditions involving a pathogen
• Skin conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• Senior health conditions

Shingles: Article Excerpts

NINDS Shingles Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)

Shingles is an infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which is the virus that ... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Shingles Information Page: NINDS)

Facts About Shingles (Varicella-Zoster Virus): NIAID (Excerpt)

Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. After an... (Source: excerpt from Facts About Shingles (Varicella-Zoster Virus): NIAID)

NINDS Shingles Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)

Shingles is an infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which is the virus that ... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Shingles Information Page: NINDS)

Facts About Shingles (Varicella-Zoster Virus): NIAID (Excerpt)

Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. After an attack of... (Source: excerpt from Facts About Shingles (Varicella-Zoster Virus): NIAID)

Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI (Excerpt)

This infection is produced by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that ... (Source: excerpt from Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI)

More information on medical condition: Shingles:

• Information about Shingles
• Basic Summary for Shingles
• Types of Shingles
• Causes of Shingles
• Medication Causes of Shingles
• Risk Factors for Shingles
• Symptoms of Shingles
• Complications of Shingles
• Misdiagnosis of Shingles
• Treatments for Shingles

Shingles: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Shingles:

• Varicella-zoster virus
• blisters
• painful vesicles
• HIV infection
• immunocompromised patients

Terms associated with Shingles:

Terms Similar to Shingles:

• Herpes zoster

Source: Diseases Database

• herpes zoster
• zoster

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Shingles

• Herpesviridae disease

Source - CRISP

• herpes

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Shingles can be used for:

• herpes zona
• herpes zoster
• postherpetic neuralgia

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Shingles:

• varicella zoster virus

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Shingles

The following list attempts to classify Shingles into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• herpes
• infectious disease
• communicable disease
• disease
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

External links related to: Shingles

• eMedicine - Herpes Zoster : Article by Manolette R Roque, MD
• eMedicine - Zoster : Article by Andrea N Driano, MD
• eMedicine - Postherpetic Neuralgia : Article by W Alvin McElveen, MD
• shingles (zoster) - General Practice Notebook
• eMedicine - Herpes Zoster : Article by Chris D Melton, MD
• Shingles (herpes zoster). DermNet NZ
• eMedicine - Herpes Zoster : Article by James E Moon, MD
• eMedicine - Herpes Zoster : Article by Joseph S Eastern, MD
• DermAtlas: Online Dermatology Image Library dermatology image,Herpes zoster,shingles
• Handbook of Ocular Disease Management - Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
• DermAtlas: Online Dermatology Image Library dermatology image,Herpes zoster,shingles,dermatitis, contact irritant
• DermAtlas: Online Dermatology Image Library dermatology image,zoster,shingles,Herpes zoster,zoster, disseminated,varicella

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