obsolete_Herpes Zoster true true SNOMEDCT:4740000 HZ ICD9:053 shingles http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005609 ICD10:B02 MESH:D006562 NCIt:C71079 3.88.0 Replaced by Mondo term MONDO_0005609, with which this term was previously merged. Use: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005609 DOID:8536 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. zoster MedDRA:10019974