herpes zoster
Findings
No curated finding names herpes zoster yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A common dermal and neurologic disorder caused by reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus that has remained dormant within dorsal root ganglia, often for decades, after the patient's initial exposure to the virus in the form of varicella (chickenpox). It is characterized by severe neuralgic pain along the distribution of the affected nerve and crops of clustered vesicles over the area.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005609), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
1 feature
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, hp/releases/2026-09-01.
- ParesthesiaMondoHP:0003401
Where it sits
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: herpes zoster
- Also called
- shinglesZoster