Herpes zoster ophthalmicus: a medical review.
Open Access
- 1 August 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Vol. 65 (8), 539-541
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.65.8.539
Abstract
Patients with herpes zoster undergo extensive screening to detect underlying malignant disease which is compromising their immunity. In a retrospective survey of 1000 patients with herpes zoster ophthalmicus 12 patients had malignant disease which was known on presentation. No new cases were detected or discovered on follow-up. Three patients developed a disseminated rash, but none of these had an underlying malignant disease.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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