ReviewThe Korean journal of pain2020
Zoster sine herpete: a review.
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- Clinical Characteristics and Determinants of Complications in Pediatric Herpes Zoster Requiring Hospitalization.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Varicella-zoster virus-associated central nervous system infection in immunocompromised vs. immunocompetent herpes zoster patients: a comparative study.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Varicella-Zoster Virus Reactivation Presenting as Cranial Neuritis Without Rash in Late Pregnancy: A Case Report.Case reports in obstetrics and gynecology · 2026Article
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- Prolonged Pre-Eruptive Phase of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in Immunocompetent Athlete: A Case of Delayed Diagnosis and Management Challenges.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
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- Abducens-nerve palsy with ipsilateral herpes zoster ophthalmicus and skin rash: a case report.International journal of ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Zoster sine herpete in a patient with lymphoma.IDCases · 2025Article
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- Concurrent Zoster Sine Herpete and Hepatosplenic Fungal Infection in a Cancer Patient: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
- Herpes zoster in neuro-ophthalmology: a practical approach.Eye (London, England) · 2024Review
- The complement system: a potential target for the comorbidity of chronic pain and depression.The Korean journal of pain · 2024Article
- Out of sight, but not out of mind: Zoster sine herpete case study and survey of Zoster Eye Disease Study (ZEDS) Group.American journal of ophthalmology case reports · 2024Article
- Jugular Forman syndrome as described by Vernet.The Neurohospitalist · 2024Article
- Resveratrol: a potential medication for the prevention and treatment of varicella zoster virus-induced ischemic stroke.European journal of medical research · 2023Article
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Abstract
Zoster sine herpete (ZSH) is one of the atypical clinical manifestations of herpes zoster (HZ), which stems from infection and reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) in the cranial nerve, spinal nerve, viscera, or autonomic nerve. Patients with ZSH display variable symptoms, such as neuralgia, however, different from HZ, ZSH show no zoster, which makes clinical diagnosis difficult. ZSH not only causes initial symptoms, such as neuropathic pain in the affected nerve, Bell palsy, and Ramsay Hunt syndrome, but also postherpetic neuralgia and fatal complications such as VZV encephalitis and stroke. The misdiagnosis of ZSH and tardy antiviral treatment may lead to severe ZSH sequelae. We review the publications related to ZSH, especially its diagnosis with VZV DNA and/or anti-VZV immunoglobulin (IgG and IgM). More work about ZSH, especially ZSH epidemiological survey and guidelines for its diagnosis and treatment, are needed because most of the present studies are case reports.
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