Herpes zoster virus sclerokeratitis and anterior uveitis in a child following varicella vaccination

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 415-417

  Naseri, Ayman ^a   Good, William V ^a,b   Cunningham Jr , Emmett T ^a,c  

^a Francis I Proctor Foundation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VITREOUS RETINA MACULA CONSULTANTS OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CYCLOPENTOLATE; LIVE VACCINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; IRIDOCYCLITIS; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCLERA DISEASE; VACCINATION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS KERATITIS; WILD TYPE;

EID: 0037373619     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)01957-8     Document Type: Article

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