Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
- 1 December 1995
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 45 (12_suppl_8), S50-S51
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.45.12_suppl_8.s50
Abstract
Because ophthalmic structures are delicate, HZO is potentially the most devastating form of recurrent VZV disease. [3-5] Two Mayo Clinic studies reported an HZO incidence of 9.3% and 16% of zoster cases, both of which are at the low end of the 8 to 56% range in other studies. [3,6-8] Advancing age and other factors (AIDS, iatrogenic immunosuppression) contributing to a depressed …Keywords
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