Galetta KM, Gilden D. Zeroing in on zoster: A tale of many disorders produced by one virus.
J Neurol Sci 2015;
358:38-45. [PMID:
26454371 PMCID:
PMC4628852 DOI:
10.1016/j.jns.2015.10.004]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2015] [Revised: 09/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
While herpes zoster infection has been recognized since antiquity, chickenpox (varicella) was confused with smallpox until the 1800s, when both illnesses became better understood. In the 20th century, varicella zoster virus (VZV) was shown to cause varicella upon primary (first-time) infection and herpes zoster (shingles) after reactivation of latent VZV. Scientific progress over the past 50 years has rapidly advanced the understanding and prevention of disease produced by VZV. Combined imaging and virological studies continue to reveal the protean neurological, ocular and visceral disorders produced by VZV.
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