Herpes Zoster and Post-herpetic Neuralgia
Herpes Zoster and Post-herpetic Neuralgia
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New York: Springer US
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English
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Herpes zoster (HZ), which is commonly referred to as shingles, is a syndrome of pain and skin rash that is caused by reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV). After primary varicella infection (chicken pox), the virus goes into latency in the spinal cord ganglia. The virus is reactivated when immunity to VZV declines as happens with aging or im...
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Herpes Zoster and Post-herpetic Neuralgia
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2919507103
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2919507103
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2196-7865
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2196-7865
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10.1007/s13670-016-0159-8
