ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2017
Significant Associations of Neurological Complications of Herpes Zoster With Stroke in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients.
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- Prevalence and risk factors of herpes zoster in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of herpes zoster risk in adults with immunocompromised conditions and autoimmune diseases in Asia-Pacific.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025Pooled it
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- Prior herpes zoster occurrence and high-dose corticosteroids increase herpes zoster risk in rheumatoid arthritis patients receiving janus kinase inhibitors in a retrospective and observational study.Clinical rheumatology · 2024Observational
- Exploring the Link between Varicella-Zoster Virus, Autoimmune Diseases, and the Role of Recombinant Zoster Vaccine.Biomolecules · 2024Review
- Assessment of the humoral immune status of varicella-zoster virus in patients with diffuse connective tissue diseases.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Varicella zoster virus (VZV)-specific immunity and subclinical VZV reactivation in patients with autoimmune diseases.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2021Article
- Herpes Zoster in rheumatoid arthritis patients receiving tofacitinib, a single center experience from Taiwan.Medicine · 2020Observational
- Cerebrovascular events after herpes zoster infection: a risk that should be not underestimated.Journal of neurovirology · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundAccumulating evidence suggests an increased risk of stroke after herpes zoster (HZ). This risk is elevated in immunocompromised patients. The incidence of HZ in Asia is higher than in Western countries. However, the epidemiology of HZ and HZ-related stroke among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in Asia remains unclear. METHODS AND
resultsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study using a population-based database to investigate the epidemiology of HZ in RA patients in Taiwan during the period of 2000-2011. A total of 27 609 newly diagnosed and eligible RA cases were identified, and 110 436 non-RA cases were matched for age and sex at a ratio of 4:1. HZ risk increased by 2.53-fold (
conclusionsThe risk of HZ and HZ-related stroke has increased in RA patients. Monitoring the occurrence of HZ in RA patients and preventing HZ-related stroke or mortality during a specific immunosuppressive therapy are important.
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