Mesh term Herpes Zoster
Browse to parent terms:Varicella Zoster Virus Infection
Description
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)Browse to child terms:
Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
Herpes Zoster Oticus
Zoster Sine Herpete
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