Qinghui Xie

Immunophenotypic profiling reveals selective activation and differentiation-associated immune perturbations in acute herpes zoster and exploratory correlates of postherpetic neuralgia risk

Herpes zoster (HZ) is caused by varicella–zoster virus (VZV) reactivation and can be complicated by postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). Although cellular immunity is central to VZV control, early peripheral immune correlates associated with PHN risk remain incompletely defined. In this...