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- Title
Szczepienia przeciw półpaścowi – zalecenia grupy ekspertów Polskiego Towarzystwa Wakcynologii, Polskiego Towarzystwa Medycyny Rodzinnej, Polskiego Towarzystwa Dermatologicznego, Polskiego Towarzystwa Badania Bólu i Polskiego Towarzystwa Neurologicznego.
- Authors
Kuchar, Ernest; Rudnicka, Lidia; Kocot-Kępska, Magdalena; Nitsch-Osuch, Aneta; Rejdak, Konrad; Wysocki, Jacek; Biesiada, Aleksander; Ledwoch, Justyna; Wawrzuta, Dominik; Mastalerz-Migas, Agnieszka; Szenborn, Leszek; Przeklasa-Muszyńska, Anna; Kułakowska, Alina; Wojas-Pelc, Anna; Zegarska, Barbara; Adamski, Zygmunt; Nowicki, Roman; Czuwara, Joanna
- Abstract
Shingles is an infectious viral disease, a symptomatic reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus infection (VZV). Its natural history usually involves formation of blisters on erythematous skin, preceded by pain and encompassing the area of a single dermatome. Most vulnerable populations include individuals over 50 years of age as well as high-risk patients. Serious complications can develop in the course of the disease, with post-shingles neuralgia being the one of the highest clinical importance; it develops in as many as 30% of all patients, resulting in considerable suffering and reduction in the quality of life. The treatment of post-shingles neuralgia is lengthy and frequently inefficient, posing a significant challenge for healthcare systems. Vaccinations are the most efficient form of protection against shingles and its related complications. Due to the epidemiology of infections and their complications, vaccinations are recommended in all individuals over the age of 50 as well as in younger adults (18 years or older) with the disease risk factors.
- Subjects
POLAND; VIRAL disease prevention; IMMUNIZATION; NEURALGIA; POSTHERPETIC neuralgia; PREVENTIVE health services; HERPES zoster; HERPES zoster vaccines; DISEASE complications; ADULTS; MIDDLE age
- Publication
Pain Research / Ból, 2023, Vol 24, Issue 2, p14
- ISSN
1640-324X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5604/01.3001.0053.7732