herpes zoster
viral disease caused by the Varicella zoster virus
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Summary
herpes zoster is a class of disease[1]. It ranks in the top 0.61% of class of disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,152 views/month, #12 of 1,968).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: symptom or sign[3]
- Subclass of: viral infectious disease[4], skin infection[5], varicella zoster infection[6], post-viral disorder[7], viral skin disease[8], neurological disorder[9], infectious disease[10]
- Commons category: Herpes zoster[11]
- ICPC 2 ID: S70[12]
- Symptoms and signs: chronic neuropathic pain[13], postherpetic neuralgia[14], fever[15], headache[16], chills[17], blister[18], paresthesia[19]
- Has cause: Human herpesvirus 3[20]
- Anatomical location: nervous system[21], ganglion[22]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23]
- ICD-9-CM: 053[24]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C71079[25]
- Health specialty: infectious diseases[26], dermatology[27], neurology[28]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: famciclovir[29], capsaicin[30], valacyclovir[31], aciclovir[32], gabapentin[33], pregabalin[34]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_8536[35], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:8536[36]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[37]
Why It Matters
herpes zoster has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]