Herpes zoster ophthalmicus: Presenting as giant-cell arteritis

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 636-638

  de Castro, Luis E Fernández ^a   Petersen, Aaron M ^a   Givre, Syndee J ^b   Solomon, Kerry D ^a   Vroman, David T ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Giant cell arteritis; Herpes zoster ophthalmicus; Pathology; Zosteriform rash

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; VALACICLOVIR; ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; VALINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL BIOPSY; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HEADACHE; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; SKIN DEFECT; SLIT LAMP; SYMPTOM; TEMPORAL ARTERY; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VISUAL ACUITY; BIOPSY; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; PATHOLOGY; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

ACYCLOVIR; AGED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HUMANS; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; TEMPORAL ARTERIES; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS; VALINE;

EID: 33644978591     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2005.01111.x     Document Type: Article

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