Herpes Zoster

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After Shingles - Resources and support for people suffering from shingles or postherpetic neuralgia (the pain after shingles) and their caregivers.

AHMF: Shingles - Essential facts and more detailed information about shingles (herpes zoster), chickenpox and post-herpetic neuralgia. Includes management guidelines for health workers. From Australian Herpes Management Forum.

Center Watch - Listing of Clinical Research Trials for Herpes Zoster Infections

Dear Dr. Becky: Shingles: Description and Treatment - Shingles, known medically as herpes zoster, is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same one that causes chickenpox in children.

eMedicine Health - Shingles - Consumer health resource center providing an overview of shingles and its causes, symptoms and treatment.

Eye Herpes (Ocular Herpes) - An article about how the herpes zoster virus may also affect the eye in a condition known as herpes zoster ophthalmicus.

Facts About Shingles (Varicella-Zoster Virus) - Fact sheet explaining shingles, causes and treatment from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

HealthLink MCW - Deidre L. Faust, MD, authored an article entitled, Vaccine Can Prevent Shingles and Its Debilitating Pain. Medical College of Wisconsin.

Herpes Zoster - An overview of this disorder which is commonly known as shingles. A look at the signs and symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Eye Infections - The eyes are sometimes affected by herpes zoster. This is due to the fact that the eyes are connected to nerves that may be infected with the herpes zoster virus.

Mayo Clinic: Shingles - The condition defined plus symptoms, causes, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment and methods of self-care.

Medinfo: Shingles (Herpes Zoster) - Easy to understand information for patients on shingles (Herpes Zoster), a painful, blistering rash caused by the chickenpox (varicella) virus which affects only a limited area of skin. Written by a UK general practitioner.

MedlinePlus: Shingles - Directory of factsheets, news, and articles.

Ramsay Hunt Syndrome - Offers support for those suffering from RHS and associated illnesses. Find a discussion forum and read other personal experiences.

Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Type I - Also known as herpes zoster oticus, an information page compiled by NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

Shingles - Information page compiled by NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

Shingles - Information for patients, including description of symptoms, photos of rash, and discussion of treatments, from New Zealand Dermatological Society.

Shingles - South Dakota Department of Health

Shingles. Health factsheets from BUPA - Concise factsheet explaining the causes, symptoms and treatment of Shingles, available for downloading in Adobe Acrobat format.

Shingles (herpes zoster) - Source: NY State Department of Health

Shingles: Hope Through Research - A informational booklet compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).

VZV Research Foundation - Nonprofit organization combating the varicella-zoster virus and VZV infections. Includes information on VZV infections, the full text of Foundation brochures and scientific and medical news.