Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “This persistent hypoesthesia suggests permanent nerve and ganglion damage,” said Denise de Freitas, MD, from ...

Two doses of recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) are associated with a reduced risk for herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), acute myocardial infarction, and stroke among adults aged 50 years or older, ...

Many clinicians acknowledge that herpes zoster (or shingles) is not something they would wish to have, but they also seem to believe it just comes and goes. This could explain the rather low rate of ...

Our group at Wills Eye Institute retrospectively reviewed the charts of all patients with a diagnosis of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) who were seen in 2008. Whereas some of these patients were ...

More Americans are being diagnosed with eye complications of shingles, but older adults can call the shots on whether they are protected from the painful rash that can cost them their eyesight. Among ...

The recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV; Shingrix) was associated with a significantly increased risk of recurrence of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), according to a retrospective cohort study. Within ...

A 56-year-old woman who was otherwise healthy presented with a one-week history of right eye pain, headache and a rash on her forehead. On physical examination, she had a temperature of 38°C and a ...

A 9-year-old girl of Indian origin presented with a vesicular eruption over the left ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve with no involvement of the nasal tip (Figure 1). A diagnosis of HZO was ...

In adults aged 50 years or older, the 2-dose recombinant zoster vaccine is linked to reduced risk for HZO, acute myocardial infarction, and stroke. HealthDay News — Two doses of recombinant zoster ...

"These data suggest that health benefits of RZV immunization may extend beyond the well-described prevention of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia." HealthDay News — Two doses of recombinant ...