Anales de la Real Academia Nacional de Medicina
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An R Acad Nac Med (Madr) · Jan 2009
[Vaccination against herpes-zoster: a new strategy for post-herpetic neuralgia].
Herpes zoster results from reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus within the sensory ganglia after primary infection. Its presence in adult age is commonly complicated with post-herpetic neuralgia. ⋯ Herpes zoster is an important contributor to morbidity in adults, increased in immunocompromised patients. Recent approval of a safe and effective herpes-zoster vaccine allows the optimization of population immunization strategies and the improvement of the impact of vaccination in herpes-zoster and varicella epidemiology.