July 2005 | Volume 2 | Issue 7 | e238 | e242 Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a chronically painful condition that is a complication of shingles (acute herpes zoster), a recurrence of the varicellazoster virus, which initially causes chickenpox. Although shingles usually resolves within a month, some people continue to feel the pain of PHN long after the rash and blisters heal, because of nerve ...

A live attenuated zoster vaccine was licensed in the United States in 2006 for prevention of shingles in persons aged 60 years or older; the indication was extended in 2011 to cover those aged 50–59 years. We assessed vaccine effectiveness (VE) against shingles for 8 years after immunization at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. VEwas estimated by Cox regression with a calendar timeline tha...

KEY FINDINGS Data from the National Health Interview Survey •Among adults aged 18 and over with diagnosed diabetes, 61.6% had an influenza vaccine in the past year. •A total of 52.6% of adults with diagnosed diabetes had a pneumococcal vaccine and 17.1% had the 3-dose vaccination schedule for hepatitis B at some point in the past. •Among adults aged 60 and over with diagnosed diabetes, 27.2% ha...

Introduction The herpes zoster oticus results from the reactivation of varicella virus, a DNA virus Herpesviridae family with strictly human-to-human contamination, affecting geniculate ganglion facial nerve. manifestations shingles and post-herpes signs are associated psychiatric such as anxiety, insomnia depressive disorder. Shingles disorder share common features, decreased cellular immunity...

July 2005 | Volume 2 | Issue 7 | e238 | e242 Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a chronically painful condition that is a complication of shingles (acute herpes zoster), a recurrence of the varicellazoster virus, which initially causes chickenpox. Although shingles usually resolves within a month, some people continue to feel the pain of PHN long after the rash and blisters heal, because of nerve ...

UNLABELLED Herpes zoster (shingles) is a neurocutaneous viral disease, in recent years its incidence increasing throughout the world. AIM To study the incidence of herpes zoster among Iasi county patients requiring hospital admission and to analyze the clinical and epidemiological features and socioeconomic status of the study group. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective study of 158 patients ...

INTRODUCTION We present a case of herpes zoster infection (shingles) precipitated by surgical manipulation of the trigeminal nerve root during an attempted microvascular decompression procedure. The pathogenesis of this phenomenon, as well as the importance and role of prophylactic acyclovir in its management, are discussed. CASE PRESENTATION A 54-year-old Caucasian man with a classical long-...

This paper discusses recommendations from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for vaccinating adults against influenza, tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, hepatitis A and B, human papillomavirus, shingles (zoster), pneumonia, and meningitis.