Herpes zoster ophthalmicus [PDF]
CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research, 2018 History of present illness: A 75-year-old woman receiving chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer presented to the emergency department for three days of right eye pain and redness.
Satvinder Singh Bakshi
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Prolonged Pre‐Eruptive Phase of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in Immunocompetent Athlete: A Case of Delayed Diagnosis and Management Challenges [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsHerpes zoster ophthalmicus should be considered in patients with intractable headache and eye pain, even without rash or classic risk factors. Early recognition of the pre‐eruptive phase and prompt antiviral therapy are crucial to prevent severe ...
Sharanya Kumar +4 more
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Stellate ganglion block using procaine in the treatment of herpes zoster ophthalmicus with keratitis after root canal treatment and post-herpetic pruritus in the third trimester of pregnancy and early lactation: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineIntroductionHerpes zoster results from the reactivation of the varicella zoster virus, which rarely occurs during pregnancy. This condition increases maternal morbidity, and the main complications are herpes zoster ophthalmicus and post-herpetic ...
Zoltan Kovacs +3 more
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Seasonality of herpes zoster and herpes zoster ophthalmicus
Journal of Clinical Virology, 2020 Herpes zoster (HZ) and herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) are common and debilitating diseases. There is no consensus in the literature whether HZ and HZO exhibit seasonal patterns.To determine whether HZ and HZO are seasonal.All patients in the OptumLabs® Data Warehouse (OLDW), a longitudinal, insurance claims database with de-identified lives between ...
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Clinics in DermatologyHerpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) occurs when latent varicella zoster virus reactivates in the ophthalmic division of the fifth cranial nerve (CNV1). HZO commonly affects older and immunocompromised patients. This disease is considered an ophthalmic emergency due to the wide range of associated ocular symptoms, including severe chronic pain and vision ...
Minor M, Gurnani B, Payne E.
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Orbital Myositis after Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus: A Case Report and a Narrative Review of the Literature [PDF]
PathogensHerpes zoster ophthalmicus results from the reactivation of the latent varicella zoster virus, affecting the first branch of the trigeminal nerve.
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Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1987 A 17-month-old boy with HZO and delayed contralateral hemiparesis following intrauterine varicella exposure is reported from the Dept of Neurology, Univ Texas Med Sch, Houston, TX.
J Gordon Millichap
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Herpes zoster ophthalmicus with acute retrobulbar optic neuritis and abducens nerve palsy: a case report [PDF]
BMC OphthalmologyHerpes zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO) affecting the ophthalmic division (V1) of the trigeminal nerve. HZO may cause extraocular muscle palsies, with the third nerve being the most commonly affected and the fourth nerve the least.
Farshad Afshar +3 more
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Herpes zoster ophthalmicus infection after kidney transplantation
Turkish Journal of Internal Medicine, 2020 Herpes zoster causes an acute dermatomal infection with vesicular rash associated with reactivation of the Varicella zoster virus. The infection usually involves the thoracic, cervical, ophthalmic and lumbosacral regions.
Abdulmecit Yildiz +4 more
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