Chronic recurrent varicella-zoster virus keratitis confirmed by polymerase chain reaction testing

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1135-1136

  Magone, M Teresa ^a,b   Nasser, Robert E ^d   Cevallos, A Vicky ^a   Margolis, Todd P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c Eye Care Center of Napa Valley   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUOROMETHOLONE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORNEA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DENDRITE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; NEUROPATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RECURRENT INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS EXAMINATION; VIRUS KERATITIS;

ACYCLOVIR; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DNA, VIRAL; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; KERATITIS, DENDRITIC; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECURRENCE;

EID: 20444449687     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.12.014     Document Type: Article

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