Herpes zoster

Herpes zoster, commonly known as shingles, is an acute neurocutaneous viral infection caused by the reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus residing in dorsal root or cranial nerve ganglia following an initial episode of varicella

Herpes zoster, commonly known as shingles, is an acute neurocutaneous viral infection caused by the reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus residing in dorsal root or cranial nerve ganglia following an initial episode of varicella It most frequently affects older adults and immunocompromised individuals due to a decline in virus-specific cell-mediated immunity

It most frequently affects older adults and immunocompromised individuals due to a decline in virus-specific cell-mediated immunity

Clinically, it presents with a painful, unilateral maculopapular rash that rapidly evolves into fluid-filled vesicles distributed along a single sensory dermatome, most commonly involving the thoracic or cranial nerve pathways

Clinically, it presents with a painful, unilateral maculopapular rash that rapidly evolves into fluid-filled vesicles distributed along a single sensory dermatome, most commonly involving the thoracic or cranial nerve pathways

Clinically, it presents with a painful, unilateral maculopapular rash that rapidly evolves into fluid-filled vesicles distributed along a single sensory dermatome, most commonly involving the thoracic or cranial nerve pathways

The condition often causes significant neuropathic pain and may lead to complications such as postherpetic neuralgia or herpes zoster ophthalmicus

The condition often causes significant neuropathic pain and may lead to complications such as postherpetic neuralgia or herpes zoster ophthalmicus

The condition often causes significant neuropathic pain and may lead to complications such as postherpetic neuralgia or herpes zoster ophthalmicus