Late Varicella-Zoster Virus Dendriform Keratitis in Patients With Histories of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Hu, Allen Y H ^a   Strauss, Erich C ^b   Holland, Gary N ^a   Chan, Matilda F ^b   Yu, Fei ^a   Margolis, Todd P ^b  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FAMCICLOVIR; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; TRIFLURIDINE; VALACICLOVIR; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DENDRIFORM KERATITIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KERATITIS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

EID: 73849134892     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.08.030     Document Type: Article

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