MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'herpes zoster'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:21:45 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5125741&cid=t_144146_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Finteresting-neuro-case-requires-er-doc-to-recall-forgotten-med-school-knowledge%2F2011.08.12 Yesterday, I presented the case of a woman with double vision and ptosis and challenged you all to a game of “spot the lesion.” To be honest, I found this stuff impenetrable as a medical student and it was only by sheer force of will that I was able to commit it to memory for exactly long enough to pass a test on it before immediately purging it from my memory. I did this several times for various board exams and such, but it never really “stuck.” Hated neuro beyond words, I did. As mind-numbing as I found it all in the abstract, I get excited about these cases in application. I may not remember where exactly the internal capsule is or what it does, but when I see someone with an interesting neuro deficit due to a lesion there, all of a sudden it makes so much more ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5125741 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:00:00 +0100 5125741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4575057&cid=t_144146_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fshingles-recurrence-can-the-vaccine-help%2F2011.03.11 This month’s Harvard Health Letter has an article about getting shingles a second or even a third time. (Click here to read the full article.) The bottom line is that recurrence is a) certainly possible and b) if some recent research is correct, much more common than previously thought and about as likely as getting shingles in the first place if you’re age 60 or older. I talked to Barbara Yawn, M.D., director of research at the Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester, Minn., for the article and mentioned results that she and her colleagues first presented at a conference several years ago. Yawn reported a more complete version of those results in last month’s issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings (a favorite journal of mine). Full text of the study isn’t available unless you h... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4575057 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:00:50 +0100 4575057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3942725&cid=t_144146_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fprevention-infectious-disease-transmission-airbornecontact-precautions%2F Airborne/Contact precautions are used for patients with chickenpox, disseminated Herpes Zoster, or the presence of a suspected hemorrhagic fever such as Ebola. Patients are placed in a negative pressure room with the door kept closed. All personnel entering the room must have an N95 mask, gown, and gloves. Related Posts Ebola fever (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3942725 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:04:24 +0100 3942725 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3729876&cid=t_144146_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fnew-study-shingles-vaccine-is-safe-and-effective%2F2010.07.06 Shingles (herpes zoster) is no fun. It usually begins with a couple of days of pain, then a painful rash breaks out and lasts a couple of weeks. The rash consists of blisters that eventually break open, crust over, and consolidate into an ugly plaque. It is localized to one side of the body and to a stripe of skin corresponding to the dermatomal distribution of a sensory nerve. Very rarely a shingles infection can lead to pneumonia, hearing problems, blindness, brain inflammation (encephalitis) or death. More commonly, patients develop postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) in the area where the rash was. The overall incidence of PHN is 20%; after the age of 60 this rises to 40%, and after age 70 it rises to 50%. It can be excruciatingly painful, resistant to treatment, and can last for years or eve... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3729876 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:00:19 +0100 3729876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420564&cid=t_144146_111_f&fid=39123&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnursingcomments%2Ftdtc%2F%7E3%2FZZDG1Ho_EvE%2F           Shingles, also called herpes zoster, is a painful rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox.  Once a person has had chickenpox, the virus can live, but remains inactive in certain nerve roots within the body.  If it becomes active again, usually later in life, it can cause shingles.  In the United States, 98% of adults have been infected with the chickenpox virus.  If you are an adult, chances are you are one of many at risk for developing shingles.  As you get older, or if your immune system gets weak, the varicella-zoster virus may escape from the nerve cells and cause shingles.  If you have had the chickenpox vaccine, you are less likely to get chickenpox and therefore less likely to later develop shingles.  Most people who get shingles are more than... Nursing Comments blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420564 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:26:15 +0100 3420564 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331374&cid=t_144146_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FioZ4FjkrpO8%2F Shingles, herpes zoster, is a painful infection caused by the chicken pox virus. Only people who have had chicken pox earlier in life can develop shingles. The virus remains dormant in your body and, for some some people for some reason, it activates again and causes shingles. The rash and pain of shingles follows along a nerve line along your body. The most common examples are along your face, up to your eye, from your midback around to your shoulder, or along your beltline from midback around to the front. Last year, we wrote about having shingles could mean an increased risk of having a stroke later on (Higher Stroke Risk 1 Year After Shingles), particularly if you had ocular shingles, shingles that affected your eye. Ocular shingles appears to affect about 10 to 20% of those who develo... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331374 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:40:11 +0100 3331374 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2876116&cid=t_144146_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FrLKNBHdzkeI%2F Shingles (herpes zoster) is a painful viral infection that is caused by the chicken pox virus that remains dormant in your body for many years. Anyone who has had the chicken pox could, at some time, develop shingles. The rash caused by the shingles follows along a nerve line in the body, so you could have it along the belt line, but only on one side, for example. Some people have it on the face and near the eye – again only on one side – while others may have it around their ear. The blisters vary from being very painful to being very itchy and, at the same time, you feel tired and sick from the virus. All in all, it’s a very unpleasant illness. After the shingles rash has healed, many people develop something called post herpetic neuralgia, which is nerve pain that is f... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2876116 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:57:32 +0100 2876116 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1750503&cid=t_144146_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myelomablog.com%2F2008%2F08%2F31%2Fshingles%2F No, I don’t have shingles again, but I noticed that it’s one of the biggest searches that brings people here. To skip to posts that mention shingles, click here. I’ve had shingles three times. The very first time, I had no clue what it was. Each time thereafter I did.  There have been clear signs that I was going to have a case. In advance of the rash, I felt generally unwell. My most recent outbreak was on the left side of my head, and was preceded by an earache, headache and sore throat just on that side.  Each time, the skin in the area where the rash would soon appear was extremely sensitive and sometimes felt almost as a burning sensation, but very mild. Once the rash appears, there can be itching and sharp stinging. Sometimes the stinging is enough to make me say ... beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1750503 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:33:25 +0100 1750503 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1032877&cid=t_144146_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F11%2F13%2Fbmj-learning-new-module-on-whoping-cough%2F Just in time modules on BMJ Learning give you fast, evidence based updates? They go through the essentials on everyday conditions. Just added to BMJ Leanring is the Whooping cough: a guide to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention module. Alternatively why not undertake one of the modules on pain: Palliative care in the community Common migraine: how to treat an attack The role of opioids in cancer pain: an up to date guide Shingles: diagnosis and management of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia To use BMJ Learning you’ll need your Athens password from the NHS. (If you work in the North West and don’t have an NHS Athens Password this link will let you apply for one) If you need training in the use of electronic resources and you work for Liverpool PCT use the contact form ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1032877 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:18:42 +0100 1032877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=830972&cid=t_144146_122_f&fid=35055&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsarasotaneurology.com%2F2007%2F08%2F30%2Fshingles-vaccine-postherpetic-neuralgia%2F Shingles is a condition characterized by a painful, blistering skin rash. This rash can affect any part of the body. The medical name for shingles is Herpes Zoster. It is the caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox. People who have had chicken pox are potentially at risk for developing shingles later in their life. Patients who have never had chicken pox can get this from individuals who have an active attack of shingles, as the rash is contagious. Shingles can appear anywhere on the body but tend to follow the distribution of the nerves, as this is where the virus lives. Although severe in any part of the body, facial involvement around the eye presents an even greater problem. If shingles involves the upper face, the eye can be affected, potentially leading to eye complications ... Sarasota Neurology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=830972 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:06:48 +0100 830972