Typical case: herpes zoster

Summary The varicella zoster virus is the causative agent of herpes zoster and varicella. In herpes zoster, the virus dormant within dorsal root ganglia is reactivated, resulting in painful vesicular lesions overlying an erythematous base.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Guilherme Cristianini Baldivia, Gustavo Silveira Graudenz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira 2015-04-01
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302015000200114&lng=en&tlng=en