带状疱疹是由水痘-带状疱疹病毒感染导致的一种皮肤疾病。此病毒具有嗜神经性,可长期潜伏在脊髓后根神经节中,当机体抵抗力下降,免疫功能减弱时,病毒可再次活动,生长繁殖,并沿周围神经波及皮肤,沿单侧周围神经分布的簇集性小水疱,常伴有明显的神经痛,称为带状疱疹。近年来该病发病率呈上升趋势,特别是在中老年人群 Shingles are a type of skin disease caused by a chickenpox-herpes zoster virus infection. The virus is neurotropic, long-term latent in the dorsal root ganglion in the spinal cord, when the body resistance decreased, decreased immune function, the virus can be re-active, growth and reproduction, along the peripheral nerve and skin spread along the unilateral peripheral nerve distribution The clustering of small blisters, often accompanied by significant neuralgia, known as shingles. In recent years, the incidence of the disease is on the rise, especially in middle-aged and elderly people