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Herpes zoster (HZ) is an acute localized infection of a sensory nerve and ganglion characterized by pain and vesicular eruption in a dermatomal distribution, resulting from the reactivation of a lifelong latent infection with the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) acquired during an earlier attack of varicella (chickenpox).
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Georgala, S. (2003). Herpes zoster. In: Katsambas, A.D., Lotti, T.M. (eds) European Handbook of Dermatological Treatments. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07131-1_39
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