Herpes Zoster

Herpes Zoster
Author: Gerd Gross
Publisher: Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3805579829

Herpes zoster (shingles) is a serious neurocutaneous disease caused by a reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It has been underestimated in terms of its burden, particularly in the elderly population and in immunocompromised patients, who