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Editor, Senior Moderator
Can J Microbiol
. 2022 Feb 15.
doi: 10.1139/cjm-2021-0242. Online ahead of print.
The Interplay Between Stress and Immunity Triggers Herpes Zoster Infection in COVID-19 Patients: A Review
Rakesh Ravishankar Rahangdale[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Tenzin Tender[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sridevi Balireddy[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Mukesh Pasupuleti[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Raghu Chandrashekar Hariharapura Professor[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a potential health threat in the highly mobile society of the world. Also, there are concerns regarding the co-infections occurring in COVID-19 patients. Herpes zoster (HZ) is now being reported as a co-infection in COVID-19 patients. It is a varicella-zoster virus induced viral infection affecting older people and immunocompromised individuals. Reactivation of HZ infection in COVID-19 patients are emerging and the mechanism of reactivation is still unknown. A most convincing argument would be, increased psychological and immunological stress leading to HZ in COVID-19 patients, and this review justifies this argument.
. 2022 Feb 15.
doi: 10.1139/cjm-2021-0242. Online ahead of print.
The Interplay Between Stress and Immunity Triggers Herpes Zoster Infection in COVID-19 Patients: A Review
Rakesh Ravishankar Rahangdale[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Tenzin Tender[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sridevi Balireddy[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Mukesh Pasupuleti[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Raghu Chandrashekar Hariharapura Professor[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35167378
- DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2021-0242
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a potential health threat in the highly mobile society of the world. Also, there are concerns regarding the co-infections occurring in COVID-19 patients. Herpes zoster (HZ) is now being reported as a co-infection in COVID-19 patients. It is a varicella-zoster virus induced viral infection affecting older people and immunocompromised individuals. Reactivation of HZ infection in COVID-19 patients are emerging and the mechanism of reactivation is still unknown. A most convincing argument would be, increased psychological and immunological stress leading to HZ in COVID-19 patients, and this review justifies this argument.