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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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Medical Hypothesis, Discovery & Innovation Ophthalmology
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5087099/ |