Reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes herpes zoster (HZ), which is
commonly accompanied by acute pain and pruritus over the time course of a zosteriform …

Pain and post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) are common and highly distressing complications of
herpes zoster that remain a significant public health concern and in need of improved …

Persistent herpes zoster-associated pain is a significant clinical problem and an area of
largely unmet therapeutic need. Progress in elucidating the underlying pathophysiology of …

Herpes zoster, the result of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) reactivation, is frequently
complicated by difficult-to-treat chronic pain states termed postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) …

The most common complication of herpes zoster is post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), which
has been defined as severe pain occurring 1 month after rash onset or persisting for greater …

A significant fraction of patients with herpes zoster, caused by Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV),
experience chronic pain termed postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). VZV-inoculated rats develop …

After a primary varicella (chicken pox) in-fection, the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) establishes
latency in sensory ganglia throughout the nervous system. Herpes zoster (“shingles”) is …

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes varicella (chicken pox) and establishes latency in
ganglia, from where it reactivates to cause herpes zoster (shingles), which is often followed …

The varicella zoster virus (VZV) is the smallest of the double-stranded DNA herpes viruses,
and the only one capable of producing two different diseases, varicella (chickenpox) and …

Background Induced by varicella zoster virus (VZV), postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is one of
the common complications of herpes zoster (HZ) with refractory pain. Animal models play …