Herpes zoster ophthalmicus

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 30-31

  Dawodu, Oseluese A ^a,b   Osahon, Adesuwa I ^a   Alikah, Anita A ^b   Bakare, Caroline E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b IRRUA SPECIALIST TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^c Central Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; HERPIDU; IDOXURIDINE; STEROID;

AGING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CRANIAL NERVE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LYMPHOMA; NEURALGIA; NIGERIA; NOTE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; SPINAL GANGLION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA;

EID: 13444288128     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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