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mechlorethamine and Herpes Zoster

mechlorethamine has been researched along with Herpes Zoster in 6 studies

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Herpes Zoster: An acute infectious, usually self-limited, disease believed to represent activation of latent varicella-zoster virus (HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN) in those who have been rendered partially immune after a previous attack of CHICKENPOX. It involves the SENSORY GANGLIA and their areas of innervation and is characterized by severe neuralgic pain along the distribution of the affected nerve and crops of clustered vesicles over the area. (From Dorland, 27th ed)

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Eight patients with disseminated Hodgkin's disease resistant to MOPP (mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone) chemotherapy were treated with high-dose chemoradiotherapy and marrow transplantation from an HLA-identical sibling."1.27Allogeneic marrow transplantation in the treatment of MOPP-resistant Hodgkin's disease. ( Appelbaum, FR; Buckner, CD; Clift, RA; Deeg, HJ; Neiman, PE; Sanders, JE; Stewart, P; Storb, R; Sullivan, KM; Thomas, ED, 1985)
"Between 1967 and 1977, 48 patients with Hodgkin's disease under 16-years-old were treated with MOPP chemotherapy alone at the Uganda Cancer Institute because radiotherapy facilities are not available."1.26Childhood Hodgkin's disease in Uganda: a ten year experience. ( Katongole-Mbidde, E; Kiire, C; Lwanga, SK; Magrath, I; Olweny, CL; Ziegler, JL, 1978)

Research

Studies (6)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19906 (100.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
KURZ, GH1
KEIDAN, SE1
MAINWARING, D1
Olweny, CL1
Katongole-Mbidde, E1
Kiire, C1
Lwanga, SK1
Magrath, I1
Ziegler, JL1
Appelbaum, FR1
Sullivan, KM1
Thomas, ED1
Buckner, CD1
Clift, RA1
Deeg, HJ1
Neiman, PE1
Sanders, JE1
Stewart, P1
Storb, R1
Mannheimer, C1
Currey, HL1

Reviews

1 review available for mechlorethamine and Herpes Zoster

ArticleYear
Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with cytotoxic and antimetabolic drugs.
    Transactions of the St. John's Hospital Dermatological Society, 1970, Volume: 56, Issue:2

    Topics: Alopecia; Aminopterin; Antimetabolites; Antineoplastic Agents; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Azathioprine;

1970

Trials

1 trial available for mechlorethamine and Herpes Zoster

ArticleYear
Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with cytotoxic and antimetabolic drugs.
    Transactions of the St. John's Hospital Dermatological Society, 1970, Volume: 56, Issue:2

    Topics: Alopecia; Aminopterin; Antimetabolites; Antineoplastic Agents; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Azathioprine;

1970

Other Studies

5 other studies available for mechlorethamine and Herpes Zoster

ArticleYear
RETINOPATHY OF OBSCURE (TOXIC?) ORIGIN IN HODGKIN'S DISEASE.
    American journal of ophthalmology, 1964, Volume: 57

    Topics: Anemia; Chloramphenicol; Chlorpromazine; Eye; Glutethimide; Herpes Zoster; Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicu

1964
ASSOCIATION OF HERPES ZOSTER WITH LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA IN CHILDREN.
    Clinical pediatrics, 1965, Volume: 4

    Topics: Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Alkylating Agents; Child; Cyclophosphamide; Drug Therapy; Herpes Zoster; Ho

1965
Childhood Hodgkin's disease in Uganda: a ten year experience.
    Cancer, 1978, Volume: 42, Issue:2

    Topics: Adolescent; Antineoplastic Agents; Child; Child, Preschool; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Gynec

1978
Allogeneic marrow transplantation in the treatment of MOPP-resistant Hodgkin's disease.
    Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 1985, Volume: 3, Issue:11

    Topics: Adult; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Bleomycin; Bone Marrow Transplantation; Combi

1985
[Confusion of uncertain etiology in Hodgkin's disease].
    Lakartidningen, 1974, Sep-18, Volume: 71, Issue:38

    Topics: Aged; Cognition Disorders; Female; Herpes Zoster; Hodgkin Disease; Humans; Mechlorethamine; Predniso

1974