INTRODUCTION: Prevention of herpes zoster is key to the health and quality of life for almost all senior citizens. A study was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of the herpes zoster vaccines (recombinant zoster vaccine-RZV & zoster vaccine live-ZVL) against the incidence of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia in older adults. According to the authors […]
INTRODUCTION: Herpes zoster (HZ) results from the reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV) in the dorsal root ganglia. VZV can then move along the sensory nerves to the skin, causing inflammatory lesions in the peripheral nerves. Occipital neuralgia reaches the fronto-orbital area through trigeminocervical inter-neuronal connections in the trigeminal spinal nuclei. The report here by […]
INTRODUCTION: The reactivation of varicella zoster virus, usually after the age of 50, results in shingles (Herpes Zoster-HZ). The risk of HZ increases with age and immunosuppression. The number of risk factors for HZ is unknown, therefore the aim of this study was to explore potential risk factors for HZ using survey data from a […]
Neurological Complications of Herpesvirus Patients with SARS-CoV-2, Part II INTRODUCTION: Carneiro et al.1, estimated the prevalence of herpesvirus in patients with COVID-19 and determined if co-infection is associated with poorer outcomes and neurological symptoms. Studies have shown that patients with neurological manifestations from a SARS-CoV-2 infection should undergo detection tests for opportunistic neurotropic viruses, […]
INTRODUCTION: In Parts I & II we presented background on the involvement of varicella zoster virus (VZV) with the enteric nervous system (ENS). The conclusion of our three-part series will outline the diagnostic approaches to detect VZV reactivations without the external signs of shingles (Zoster sine herpete-ZSH) as outlined by Zhou et al1. DISCUSSION: The […]
INTRODUCTION: In Part I we presented background on the involvement of varicella zoster virus (VZV) with the enteric nervous system (ENS). That included evidence that reactivation of VZV within the ENS can infect gastrointestinal (GI) targets and cause enteric zoster. DISCUSSION: Zhou et al.1, present a review detailing the involvement of VZV with the enteric […]
INTRODUCTION: It is well known that varicella zoster virus (VZV) infects and becomes latent in neurons in ganglia of the cranial nerves and dorsal roots and upon reactivation leads to zoster (shingles). However, there are also ganglia associated with the enteric nervous system (ENS). Reactivation of VZV within the ENS can infect gastrointestinal (GI) targets […]
