Herpes zoster: Report of a treated case with review of literature

• Main Authors: K Srikrishna (Author), MPV Prabhat (Author), Praveen Kumar Balmuri (Author), S Sudhakar (Author), D Ramaraju (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Herpes zoster is a localized, generally painful cutaneous eruption that occurs most frequently among older adults and immunocompromized persons. It is caused by reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus (VZV) Approximately one in three persons will develop zoster during their lifetime. A common...