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Viral Activity in Skin Lesions of Herpes Zoster
Author(s) -
Hata Seiichiro,
Sugai Tetsuro,
Asoh Satsuki,
Asada Yasuo,
Nishijima Setsuko,
Soh Yoshiro,
Doi Akira,
Baba Koichi
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1988.tb04085.x
Subject(s) - rash , shingles , virology , herpes virus , medicine , dermatology , virus isolation , virus , isolation (microbiology) , skin lesion , varicella zoster virus , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Varicella‐zoster virus (VZV) was isolated in 41 of 53 (77%) patients with herpes zoster on the first to ninth days after the rash. The isolation rate was highest on the early days, as high as 86% on days one and two of rash, and gradually decreased to the ninth day; the isolation rate depended more upon the condition of skin lesions than the days of illness. The high viral activity in the rash proves its important role as the source of VZV infections and the reliability of virus isolation for the diagnosis of herpes zoster.