Abstract: Varicella zoster virus specific cell-mediated immunity plays a key role in the pathogenesis of herpes zoster. The herpes zoster virus will be reactivated when the cell-mediated immunity is weakened. The incidence of herpes zoster in the patients with organ or hematopoietic stem cell transplants who have to undergo lifelong immunosuppression is higher than in normal persons. The association of transplantation and herpes zoster is reviewed in this paper.

Key words: herpes zoster')">

herpes zoster, transplantation, immunization, vaccines