Herpes Zoster

Herpes zoster usually affects a single dermatome and can result from any of a host of factors that decrease the immune response.

Herpes zoster usually affects a single dermatome and can result from any of a host of factors that decrease the immune response.

When vesicles developed on a man’s right sole, the pain and tenderness in the area suggested herpes zoster.

When vesicles developed on a man’s right sole, the pain and tenderness in the area suggested herpes zoster.

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A woman had had an itchy, painful rash on the right side of her face. She had no ocular involvement and no blurring of vision.

A woman had had an itchy, painful rash on the right side of her face. She had no ocular involvement and no blurring of vision.

Herpes zoster is caused by reactivation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which may remain latent in the dorsal root and cranial nerve ganglia for decades.

Herpes zoster is caused by reactivation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which may remain latent in the dorsal root and cranial nerve ganglia for decades.