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Discover LudwigThe phrase "herpes zoster" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in medical contexts to refer to a viral infection also known as shingles.
Example: "The patient was diagnosed with herpes zoster after experiencing a painful rash."
Alternatives: "shingles" or "zoster virus."
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herpes zoster
noun
An acute viral inflammation of the sensory ganglia of spinal and cranial nerves associated with a vesicular eruption and neuralgic pains and caused by reactivation of the , in genus Varicellovirus, that causes chicken pox.
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It is herpes simplex, not herpes zoster.
Herpes zoster ophthalmicus is defined as herpes zoster involvement of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve.
Herpes zoster ophthalmicus designates a localisation of herpes zoster with eye's involvement.
In summary, blacks had a significantly lower risk of developing herpes zoster than whites, a new finding in herpes zoster epidemiology.
Sandrock NJ, Warfield CA. Managing the pain of herpes zoster.
Stein JM, Warfield CA. Herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia.
The herpes zoster virus normally lives neutered and imprisoned in nerve cells buried near the spine.
Shingles (herpes zoster) causes substantial morbidity, especially among older adults.
To characterise predisposition to post herpetic neuralgia following herpes zoster.
Both chickenpox and shingles are caused by the herpes zoster virus, which is present in almost everyone.
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PHI occurs in the herpes zoster-affected dermatome, and is especially common in the cases of herpes zoster involving the head or neck.
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