Abstract

A REVIEW OF THE TREATMENT MODALITY FOR ORAL LESIONS OF HERPES ZOSTER

*Shivi Rajput, Vishal Mehrotra, Kriti Garg, Rahul Srivastava, Anjana and Kasif Iqbal

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Abstract

Herpes Zoster (HZ) is a common viral infection caused by varicellazoster virus. The varicella-zoster virus (VZV), is an alpha herpes virus that causes shingles, herpes zoster, and chickenpox. Herpes Zoster is more common as people age since varicella is a secondary cause of it. Herpes Zoster is uncommon in children and young people. The most frequent risk factors in adults are old age, stress, systemic diseases and AIDS or COVID-19, as well as immunosuppression. The disease exhibits a range of clinical symptoms at various clinical stages and the risk of complications is increased for some presentations.

Keywords: Varicella-zoster virus, Herpes zoster, complications, treatment, prevention.