A clinico-epidemiological study of childhood herpes zoster

• Main Authors: Barnali Mitra (Author), Ajay Chopra (Author), Krishna Talukdar (Author), Neerja Saraswat (Author), Debdeep Mitra (Author), Joyjit Das (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Herpes zoster (HZ) is a viral infection believed to be caused by the re activation of varicella zoster virus (VZV) or human herpes virus type 3 (HHV 3) that persists in the posterior nerve root ganglion. HZ is rarely reported in the pediatric age group with an intact immunity. Past infection with VZ...