Review

Different Modalities of Prevention and Treatment in Herpes Zoster

Shruti Kayastha 1,✉, Muhammad Shahzad 2,✉

1 Department of Dermatology & Venereology, Jingzhou Central Hospital, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434023, China.
2 MedicalSchool of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434023, China.

✉，Correspondence
Shruti Kayastha, Department of Dermatology & Venereology, Jingzhou Central Hospital, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434023, China. Email: [email protected]. Contact number: +86 18727442804, +9779841470989.
Muhammad Shahzad, Medical School of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434023, China. Email: [email protected]. Contact number: +92 309 2369975.
Received: July 23, 2019; Accepted: April 18, 2020; Published online: August 5, 2020.
Cite this paper: Shruti Kayastha, Muhammad Shahzad. (2020) Different Modalities of Prevention and Treatment in Herpes Zoster. Global Journal of Microbiology, 1(1): 16-26. https://naturescholars.com/gjmic.010104. https://doi.org/10.46633/gjmic.010104.
Copyright© 2020 by Scholars Publishing, LLC.

Abstract

Herpes zoster (HZ) or varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection is an immersing medical commodity that involves many medical metiers including immunology, dermatology, ophthalmology, and neurology. It can affect patients of any age group ranging from childhood to adulthood and even old age group. Herpes zoster is a transitory disease caused by the recrudescence of latent varicella zoster virus in spinal or cranial sensory ganglia. Herpes zoster is an excruciating vesicular rash in the pretentious dermatome. Varicella is instigated by acute viremia, when the viral infection remains dormant, herpes zoster gets generated, which involves cranial nerve or sensory root ganglia, and it further gets re-activated and spreads from ganglion, through the sensory nerve root, to the main tissue like skin, cornea and auditory canal. Commonly, a solitary dermatome is included albeit two to three neighbouring dermatomes could be included. The lesion rarely crosses the midline. Herpes zoster can likewise give extraordinary or atypical clinical signs, for example, glioma, zoster sine herpete and reciprocal herpes zoster, that is a difficult diagnosis not withstanding for experienced doctors.

Key words: Herpes Zoster, Post Herpetic Neuralgia, Zoster Sine Herpete, Antiviral Agents, Herpes Zoster Vaccination.