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Varicella-Zoster Virus
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Table 1: Antiviral Drugs Used For VZV Infection.
Table 2: Adjunctive Therapy for Post-Herpetic
Neuralgia. [Adapted from Dworkin et al. (58)]
Vignettes
David Graham: Ramsay
Hunt syndrome
Javey G, Zuravleff J.
Keratitis.
Ihekwaba UK et al.
Clinical Features of Viral Meningitis in Adults:
Significant Differences in Cerebrospinal Fluid Findings Among Herpes Simplex
Virus, Varicella Zoster Virus, and Enterovirus Infections.
Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Sep 15;47(6):783-9.
Dworkin RH, et al.
A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Oxycodone and of
Gabapentin for Acute Pain in Herpes Zoster. Pain. 2009 Feb
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Dworkin RH, Barbano RL, et al.
A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of oxycodone and of
gabapentin for acute pain in herpes zoster. Pain. 2009
Apr;142:209-17. Epub 2009 Feb 4.
Herpes Zoster: Classic and Unusual Manifestations.
Infections in Medicine 2008;25:506-508.
Leung J, et al.
Evaluation of Laboratory Methods for Diagnosis of
Varicella. Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Jul 1;51:23-32
Strangfeld A et al.
Risk of Herpes Zoster in Patients with Rheumatoid
Arthritis Treated with Anti-TNF-Alpha Agents.
JAMA. 2009 Feb 18;301(7):737-44.
Simberkoff MS, Arbeit RD, et al.
Safety of Herpes Zoster Vaccine in the Shingles
Prevention Study: a Randomized Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2010 May
4;152:545-54.
McDonald, JR, et al.
Herpes Zoster Risk Factors in a National Cohort of
Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Clin Infect Dis
2009;48:1364-1371.
Klein JO, Hanshaw JB.
Thomas H. Weller, 1915-2008: A Remembrance.
Clin Infect Dis 2009 April 15; 48:1102-3.
Review Article: Adhikari P,
Mietzner T. Cell Mediated Immunity. 2008.
Guidelines: ACIP: Use of Combination
Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella Vaccine. MMWR, May 2010.
Authors
Dora Ho, M.D., Ph.D.,
Ann M Arvin, M.D.,
Jason G Newland, M.D.
First Edition (1998):
Ann M Arvin and Martin J. Wood
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