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Shingles

Shingles, also known as herpes zoster or zona, is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a localized area. Typically the rash occurs in a single, wide mark either on the left or right side of the body or face. Two to four days before the rash occurs, there may be tingling or local pain in the area. Other common symptoms are…

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Causes
Varicella zoster virus (VZV)
Complications
Meningitis, facial nerve palsy, keratitis, postherpetic neuralgia
Deaths
6,400 per year (including chickenpox deaths)
Diagnostic method
Based on symptoms
Differential diagnosis
Herpes simplex, chest pain, insect bites, cutaneous leishmaniasis
Duration
2–4 weeks

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Shingles

Nodes154
Edges153
Triples107
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012987
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related to history · 17
Shingles → AD, Aulus Cornelius Celsus, BC, Bärensprung, Evelyn Nicol, Felix, In, Nobel, Physicians, Recognition, Richard Bright, Some, The, This, Thomas Huckle Weller, VZV, William Heberden
has prevention · 9
Shingles → Cochrane, If, It, Shingrix, The, They, This, Vaccine, Zostavax
related to Prognosis · 9
Shingles → Although, However, In, Instead, Other, The, There, This, VZV
related to Face · 8
Shingles → II, In, It, Ramsay Hunt, Symptoms, The, When, Zoster
related to Pathophysiology · 8
Shingles → DNA, Herpesviridae, In, It, Most, The, United States, VZV
related to Antivirals · 6
Shingles → Antiviral, Complications, HIV/AIDS, In, Of, The
related to Diagnosis · 5
Shingles → Apart, However, HSV, If, When
related to Epidemiology · 5
Shingles → The, There, This, Varicella, VZV
related to Disseminated shingles · 4
Shingles → Besides, Disseminated, In, It
related to Etymology · 4
Shingles → Greek, Latin, The, Zoster

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rash virus may chickenpox people zoster vzv pain symptoms disease herpes risk age cases also varicella neuralgia occur immune postherpetic

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ShinglesCausesVaricella zoster virus (VZV)1.00infobox
ShinglesComplicationsMeningitis, facial nerve palsy, keratitis, postherpetic neuralgia1.00infobox
ShinglesDeaths6,400 per year (including chickenpox deaths)1.00infobox
ShinglesDiagnostic methodBased on symptoms1.00infobox
ShinglesDifferential diagnosisHerpes simplex, chest pain, insect bites, cutaneous leishmaniasis1.00infobox
ShinglesDuration2–4 weeks1.00infobox
ShinglesFrequency33% (at some point)1.00infobox
ShinglesMedicationAciclovir (if given early), pain medication1.00infobox
ShinglesOther namesHerpes zoster1.00infobox
ShinglesPreventionShingles vaccine, chickenpox vaccine (before the child gets chickenpox)1.00infobox
ShinglesRisk factorsOld age, poor immune function, having had chickenpox before 18 months of age1.00infobox
ShinglesSpecialtyDermatology1.00infobox
ShinglesSymptomsPainful rash1.00infobox
Shinglescausesskin changes limited to a dermatome0.90text
Shinglesis avaricella zoster virus0.90text
Shinglesis areactivation of latent VZV infection0.90text

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