Eruption severity and characteristics in herpes zoster ophthalmicus: Correlation with visual outcome, ocular complications, and postherpetic neuralgia

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 484-487

  Nithyanandam, Suneetha ^a   Dabir, Supriya ^a   Stephen, John ^a   Joseph, Mary ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE DISEASE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; KERATITIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; STROMAL KERATITIS; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; UVEITIS; VESICULAR RASH; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA, POSTHERPETIC; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; UVEITIS; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65249143821     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.03929.x     Document Type: Article

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