Research Article: Top Most-Cited Papers in Herpes Zoster from to : A Bibliometric Study
Abstract:
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) belongs to the genus varicella virus of the family Herpesviridae and is transmitted in the population mainly through the respiratory tract. It was first isolated in tissue culture in . Herpes zoster (HZ) is a cutaneous disease caused by reactivation of the VZV in the host. When immunity to VZV declines due to aging or immunosuppression, VZV reactivation occurs. The clinical presentation is typically a cluster of rashes and vesicles on a red base in a unilateral, dermatomal distribution, with intense neuralgia along the peripheral nerves near the skin lesion. Some patients may develop systemic symptoms such as nausea, fatigue and fever. The risk of HZ increases with age (> years). The classical risk factors also include immunosuppression, infections, and psychological stress. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly one out of every three people in the United States will suffer from HZ during their lifetime. An estimated .% of patients with HZ experienced postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), as observed in Chinese outpatients, which is one of the most common complications of HZ, with severe neuralgia in the affected dermatome after the rash recedes. The overall incidence of HZ has linearly increased over the past few decades, most likely due to an aging population and an increase in the number of immunocompromised people, which not only affects the quality of life of patients, but also poses a significant clinical and economic burden., Currently, the optimal treatment for immunocompetent patients with acute HZ usually consists of conventional antiviral drugs and analgesic therapy as well as topical treatment. However, the effective therapy reliably relieved the pain of PHN is absent. Recently, VZV reactivation has been observed following the administration of various Corona Virus Disease (COVID-) vaccinations, although the causality is not clear. Until now, the exact pathogenesis that how VZV causes acute pain and the mechanisms underlying the transition to PHN are far from explicit, so effective treatments remain a major therapeutic challenge.
Introduction:
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) belongs to the genus varicella virus of the family Herpesviridae and is transmitted in the population mainly through the respiratory tract. It was first isolated in tissue culture in . Herpes zoster (HZ) is a cutaneous disease caused by reactivation of the VZV in the host. When immunity to VZV declines due to aging or immunosuppression, VZV reactivation occurs. The clinical presentation is typically a cluster of rashes and vesicles on a red base in a unilateral, dermatomal…
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