Eye and Periocular Skin Involvement in Herpes Zoster Infection

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) is a clinical manifestation of the reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection and is more common in people with diminished cell-mediated immunity. Lesions and pain correspond to the affected dermatomes, mostly in first or second trigeminal branch a...

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Main Authors: Kalogeropoulos, Chris D., Bassukas, Ioannis D., Moschos, Marilita M., Tabbara, Khalid F.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Medical Hypothesis, Discovery & Innovation Ophthalmology 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5087099/