"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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 33 | 5 | 38 |
| 2018 | 29 | 4 | 33 |
| 2019 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Herpes Zoster" by people in Profiles.
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Herpes zoster following COVID-19 vaccine: a report of three cases. QJM. 2021 11 05; 114(7):531-532.
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Herpes zoster following BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases: a case series. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 10 09; 60(SI):SI90-SI95.
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Central retinal vein occlusion secondary to varicella zoster retinal vasculitis in an immunocompetent individual during the COVID-19 pandemic - A case report. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Sep; 69(9):2532-2535.
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Safety of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine in a Nationwide Setting. N Engl J Med. 2021 09 16; 385(12):1078-1090.
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Herpes zoster after COVID vaccination. Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Oct; 111:169-171.
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Integrated Safety Analysis of Abrocitinib for the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis From the Phase II and Phase III Clinical Trial Program. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2021 Sep; 22(5):693-707.
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Varicella zoster virus meningitis with rashes masked by a mask as a precaution for COVID-19. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Aug 17; 14(8).
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Herpes zoster after inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in two healthy young adults. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Dec; 35(12):e846-e847.
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Herpes zoster after ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine: a case series. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Dec; 35(12):e845-e846.
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Herpes Zoster following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination - a series of four cases. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Nov; 35(11):e750-e752.