Decreased Immunity to Varicella Zoster Virus in Giant Cell Arteritis

INTRODUCTION: Herpes zoster, which can have a major impact on quality of life, results from reactivation of a latent varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection. We hypothesized that giant cell arteritis (GCA) patients are at increased risk of herpes zoster because of treatment with high-dose glucocortic...

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Autores principales: Rondaan, Christien, van der Geest, Kornelis S. M., Eelsing, Elisabeth, Boots, Annemieke M. H., Bos, Nicolaas A., Westra, Johanna, Brouwer, Elisabeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
Materias:
Immunology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5661055/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29118757
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01377

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5661055/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29118757
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01377

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