title: Herpes zoster: are selective nerve root injections the treatment or the cause?
authors.forename: Jeetinder Kaur
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Makkar
authors.forename: Narinder Pal
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Virendra
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rastogi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015984:Causality; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007268:Injections, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D018570:Risk Assessment; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D055009:Spondylosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013256:Steroids / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids