features of which include peripheral facial weakness and rash around the ear (zoster oticus). In many herpes zoster patients over the age of 60 years, pain—so-called postherpetic neuralgia (PHN ...

After further investigation, it was discovered that varicella-zoster meningitis was causing her polyneuropathy. She eventually responded to antivirals and steroids and, at follow-up, her sixth and ...

You may also develop a blistering rash that can itch, burn, or hurt. Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, occurs when the dormant chickenpox virus (varicella zoster) is reactivated in your nerve ...

Herpes zoster (HZ; shingles) results from reactivation of varicella–zoster virus that has been dormant in the spinal and cranial sensory ganglia following primary infection with varicella ...

Editor's Note: The following was written by Dr. Lee Chen-Yu and translated / edited by Scott Herbster. Herpes zoster (shingles) directly corresponds with the pathologic terms "girdling fire cinnabar" ...

An MRI was unremarkable. After 3 weeks, when the skin rash remitted, the patient became pain free. Herpes zoster oticus (Ramsay Hunt syndrome) A 32-year-old lady was put on a course of antibiotics by ...

NYU Langone’s Zoster Eye Disease Study (ZEDS) is a multicenter randomized clinical trial that investigates whether long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment is effective in delaying new or worsening eye ...

Considering taking supplements to treat herpes zoster shingles? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of herpes zoster shingles. Follow the links to read ...

Editor's Note: This is a case study regarding Ramsey-Hunt Syndrome, which is defined as an invasion of the 8 th nerve ganglia of the facial nerve by the herpes zoster virus, producing severe ear pain, ...

After further investigation, it was discovered that varicella-zoster meningitis was causing her polyneuropathy. She eventually responded to antivirals and steroids and, at follow-up, her sixth and ...

An MRI was unremarkable. After 3 weeks, when the skin rash remitted, the patient became pain free. Herpes zoster oticus (Ramsay Hunt syndrome) A 32-year-old lady was put on a course of antibiotics by ...

An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: History of immunocompromised status as defined by current CDC contraindications for the vaccine ...