HERPES ZOSTER (Varicella)
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Overview
From WUSTL NeuromuscularClinical features Neuralgia, Late Plexopathy Radiculopathy Ramsay Hunt Mononeuropathy Other Laboratory Organism Predisposing factors Treatment from CDC Varicella zoster Putnam Zoster Radiculopathy & Rash: T7 Head, Brain 1900 Viral properties Double-stranded DNA virus Herpes simplex types Herpes simplex 1 Herpes simplex 2 Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) Infection 1° infection: Systemic; Usually in 1st decades Invade & Replicate: In host nervous system Latent infection: Chronic Dorsal root ganglia Satellite cells Recurrent disease Caused by viral reactivation More likely with: Immune compromise DRG
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