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ReviewDiseases (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Herpes Zoster: Risk Factors for Occurrence, Complications, and Recurrence with a Focus on Immunocompromised Patients.

Michał Oleszko, Paweł Zapolnik, Wojciech Kmiecik, Hanna Czajka

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Review in Diseases (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Michał OleszkoCollege of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszów, 35-315 Rzeszów, Poland.
Paweł ZapolnikCollege of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszów, 35-315 Rzeszów, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9935-472X
Wojciech KmiecikSt. Louis Provincial Specialist Children's Hospital, 31-503 Kraków, Poland.
Hanna CzajkaCollege of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszów, 35-315 Rzeszów, Poland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe varicella-zoster virus is a highly contagious human herpesvirus that primarily causes varicella (chickenpox) as an initial infection, targeting T cells, neurons, as well as skin cells, and can later reactivate to cause herpes zoster (shingles). Following reactivation, the varicella-zoster virus infection can lead to severe complications, the most common of which is postherpetic neuralgia. Risk factors include aging, immunosuppression, chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, respiratory conditions, and others.

objectiveIn this article, we present an analysis of factors increasing the risk of herpes zoster occurrence, complications, and recurrences (in particular in immunocompromised patients).

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chickenpoxcommunicable diseaseherpes zosterimmunologyinfections

Identifiers

PMID40136611
PMCPMC11940898

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