The dermatome also is affected by the shingles (varicella zoster) virus. Dermatomes are divided into groups based on where in the spine they originate: While the body has 31 spinal nerves ...

The annual incidence of herpes zoster (HZ; shingles), which is caused ... band of skin related to the distribution of a specific dermatome. The investigators note that HZ reactivation has ...

Herpes Zoster, commonly known as shingles can cause painful rashes and typically forms along a single nerve root (dermatome) on one side of the body ...

Manipal Hospitals, Broadway successfully handled a rare instance of bilateral Herpes Zoster in Nanda Ghosh, a 74-year-old woman. This is only the fourth documented case of bilateral Herpes Zoster in ...