Indian Journal of Medical Research (Jan 2017)

Variations in herpes zoster manifestation

  • Uwe Wollina

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_1622_16
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 145, no. 3
pp. 294 – 298

Abstract

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Herpes zoster (HZ) is a neurocutaneous disorder due to endogenous reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). The typical clinical manifestation is an acute segmental eruption of herpetiform umbilicated vesicles associated with malaise, pain, dysaesthesia, allodynia and probably fever. This review focuses on other possible clinical manifestations of the disease to sensitize physicians not to overlook HZ since only an early antiviral treatment can reduce the risk of post-zosteric neuralgia.

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