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MeSH Heading: Herpes Zoster
Tree Number(s): C01.925.256.466.930.750
Unique ID: D006562
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006562
Scope Note: An acute infectious, usually self-limited, disease believed to represent activation of latent varicella-zoster virus (HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN) in those who have been rendered partially immune after a previous attack of CHICKENPOX. It involves the SENSORY GANGLIA and their areas of innervation and is characterized by severe neuralgic pain along the distribution of the affected nerve and crops of clustered vesicles over the area. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
Entry Term(s): Shingles; Zona; Zoster
See Also: Neuralgia, Postherpetic
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2019/06/17

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cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

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immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

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pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

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urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0010280
Scope Note: An acute infectious, usually self-limited, disease believed to represent activation of latent varicella-zoster virus (HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN) in those who have been rendered partially immune after a previous attack of CHICKENPOX. It involves the SENSORY GANGLIA and their areas of innervation and is characterized by severe neuralgic pain along the distribution of the affected nerve and crops of clustered vesicles over the area. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
Terms: Herpes Zoster Preferred Term
Term UI T019760
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Shingles
Term UI T019761
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Zona
Term UI T019762
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Zoster
Term UI T019763
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

Herpes Zoster MeSH Descriptor Data 2026