Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in Otherwise Healthy Children

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  De Freitas, Denise ^a   Martins, Elisabeth N ^a   Adan, Consuelo ^a   Alvarenga, Lênio S ^a   Pavan Langston, Deborah ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CHILD; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA SENSIBILITY; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; NERVE INJURY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION; VISUAL ACUITY; ADOLESCENT; CORNEA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ACYCLOVIR; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33748849660     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.03.059     Document Type: Article

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