Two cases of varicella zoster virus keratitis with atypical extensive pseudodendrites

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 548-549

  Kandori, Michiko ^a   Inoue, Tomoyuki ^a   Takamatsu, Fumihiko ^a   Hori, Yuichi ^a   Maeda, Naoyuki ^a   Tano, Yasuo ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Keratitis; Pseudodendrite; Real time PCR; Varicella zoster virus (VZV)

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; BETAMETHASONE; VALACICLOVIR; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENDRITE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDODENDRITE; SCLERITIS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS KERATITIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACYCLOVIR; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DNA, VIRAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; KERATITIS, DENDRITIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VALINE;

EID: 77749289900     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-009-0710-7     Document Type: Letter

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