Herpes zoster : recent aspects of diagnosis and control /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gross, G. (Gerd), Doerr, Hans Wilhelm
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basel ; New York : Karger, [2006]
Series:Monographs in virology ; v. 26.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Molecular biology of varicella-zoster virus
  • Latency and reactivation of VZV
  • Laboratory confirmation of herpes zoster
  • Clinical picture and complications of herpes zoster: the view of the dermatologist
  • Ophthalmic manifestations of herpes zoster infection
  • (Herpes) zoster oticus
  • Neuroanatomy of pain and neuropathology of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia
  • Postherpetic neuralgia and other neurologic complications
  • Varicella-zoster virus infections during pregnancy
  • Herpes zoster in the immunocompromised host
  • Chickenpox and zoster in marrow transplant recipients
  • General aspects of therapy
  • Antiviral therapy of shingles in dermatology
  • Highly potent and selective inhibition of varicella-zoster virus replication by bicyclic furo[2,3-d] pyrimidine nucleoside analogues (BCNAS
  • Therapy of zoster pain, postherpetic neuralgia and other neurological complications
  • Epidemiology of herpes zoster : what has changed?
  • Live attenuated varicella vaccine