Adult Herpes Zoster: Case Series and Review

Volume: 34 Number: 3 September 1, 2008
  • İrfan Yavaşoğlu
  • Erol Arslan
  • Mehmet Gök
  • Rıza Kurna
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Adult Herpes Zoster: Case Series and Review

Abstract

This case series showed that the epidemiology, pathogenesis, natural history, common symptoms, treatment, and prevention of zoster disease. Anyone infected with varicella virus in childhood is at risk for reactivation of dormant virus and the onset of zoster disease, although it occurs with increasing frequency in the elderly as a result of waning of cell-mediated immunity. The appearance of herpes zoster is sufficiently distinctive that a clinical diagnosis is usually accurate. Acyclovir, valacyclovir, brivudine, and famciclovir are approved for the treatment of herpes zoster. These drugs are well tolerated and are similar in terms of both efficacy and safety. Antiviral treatments can decrease the severity of zoster rash and pain but cannot prevent disease onset or completely eliminate the most frequent symptoms. The zoster vaccine may help prevent the onset of herpes zoster in the target population of those age 60 years and older. Herpes zoster ophthalmicus is not in and of itself sight threatening or difficult to treat, but if the eye becomes involved, the risk to the patient increases, and the patient should be referred to an ophthalmologist. Herpes zoster is a disease associated with aging that can significantly impair quality of life for affected individuals. Here, we report teen cases of herpes zoster along with a review of the literature.

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İrfan Yavaşoğlu This is me

Erol Arslan This is me

Mehmet Gök This is me

Rıza Kurna This is me

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September 1, 2008

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September 1, 2008

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Year 2008 Volume: 34 Number: 3

APA
Yavaşoğlu, İ., Arslan, E., Gök, M., & Kurna, R. (2008). Adult Herpes Zoster: Case Series and Review. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, 34(3), 123-125. https://izlik.org/JA22ER94KX
AMA
1.Yavaşoğlu İ, Arslan E, Gök M, Kurna R. Adult Herpes Zoster: Case Series and Review. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2008;34(3):123-125. https://izlik.org/JA22ER94KX
Chicago
Yavaşoğlu, İrfan, Erol Arslan, Mehmet Gök, and Rıza Kurna. 2008. “Adult Herpes Zoster: Case Series and Review”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 34 (3): 123-25. https://izlik.org/JA22ER94KX.
EndNote
Yavaşoğlu İ, Arslan E, Gök M, Kurna R (September 1, 2008) Adult Herpes Zoster: Case Series and Review. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 34 3 123–125.
IEEE
[1]İ. Yavaşoğlu, E. Arslan, M. Gök, and R. Kurna, “Adult Herpes Zoster: Case Series and Review”, Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 123–125, Sept. 2008, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA22ER94KX
ISNAD
Yavaşoğlu, İrfan - Arslan, Erol - Gök, Mehmet - Kurna, Rıza. “Adult Herpes Zoster: Case Series and Review”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 34/3 (September 1, 2008): 123-125. https://izlik.org/JA22ER94KX.
JAMA
1.Yavaşoğlu İ, Arslan E, Gök M, Kurna R. Adult Herpes Zoster: Case Series and Review. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2008;34:123–125.
MLA
Yavaşoğlu, İrfan, et al. “Adult Herpes Zoster: Case Series and Review”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 34, no. 3, Sept. 2008, pp. 123-5, https://izlik.org/JA22ER94KX.
Vancouver
1.İrfan Yavaşoğlu, Erol Arslan, Mehmet Gök, Rıza Kurna. Adult Herpes Zoster: Case Series and Review. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty [Internet]. 2008 Sep. 1;34(3):123-5. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA22ER94KX

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