Could exposure to herpes zoster actually help clinicians? ? Herpes zoster represents the emergence of latent virus, specifically the varicella virus. Does occasional exposure to patients with herpes ...

The risk of shingles jumps 11-fold after the first dose of the recombinant shingles vaccine, marketed under the name name Shingrix, but decreases by 73% after the second, according to the results of a ...

The antiviral drug valaciclovir (Valtrex), given prophylactically, kept patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) under treatment with anifrolumab (Saphnelo) from having herpes zoster attacks, ...

Several studies have shown that tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors are associated with an overall increased risk of serious infections compared with standard immunosuppressive regimens in patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Patients with inflammatory bowel disease had a higher incidence of herpes zoster than the general ...

Vaccination rates for pneumococcal and herpes zoster vaccines are often suboptimal in veterans with chronic inflammatory diseases who are taking biologic medications. Targeted quality improvement ...

VARICELLA and herpes zoster are diseases with very different clinical manifestations and age distribution. However, the causative agents of the two syndromes have been shown to be indistinguishable ...

Patients with IBD aged 50 years and older may have a reduced risk for herpes zoster if inoculated with recombinant zoster vaccine. Recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) decreases long-term risk for herpes ...

Herpes infections may be a side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine, experts have revealed. Scientists in Israel identified six cases in a new study of patients developing a skin rash known as herpes ...

Herpes zoster (HZ) is common in older people, with a lifetime risk of 25%. The main risk factors are advanced age and immunosuppression. People with a rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease have an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Herpes zoster (HZ) continues to be a relevant public health issue because of its prevalence and potential ...