Decreased Immunity to Varicella Zoster Virus in Giant Cell Arteritis

Decreased Immunity to Varicella Zoster Virus in Giant Cell Arteritis

IntroductionHerpes 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 glucocorticoi...

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Main Authors: Christien Rondaan, Kornelis S. M. van der Geest, Elisabeth Eelsing, Annemieke M. H. Boots, Nicolaas A. Bos, Johanna Westra, Elisabeth Brouwer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
giant cell arteritis
polymyalgia rheumatica
varicella zoster virus
herpes zoster
cell-mediated immunity
humoral immunity
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01377/full

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