Pediatric herpes simplex virus keratitis

Cornea

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 249-253

  Hsiao, Ching Hsi ^a   Yeung, Ling ^a   Yeh, Lung Kun ^a   Kao, Ling Yu ^a   Tan, Hsin Yuan ^a   Wang, Nan Kai ^a   Lin, Ken Kuo ^a   Ma, David H K ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Children; Herpes simplex virus; Keratitis; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CHLORAL HYDRATE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; VALACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; VALINE; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; IRIDOCYCLITIS; KERATITIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SLIT LAMP; VIRUS CULTURE; VISUAL ACUITY; GENETICS; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR;

ACYCLOVIR; ADOLESCENT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; KERATITIS, HERPETIC; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; VALINE; VIRUS CULTIVATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 67149139342     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181839aee     Document Type: Article

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