Diseases

Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus

Virus infection of the Gasserian ganglion and its nerve branches characterized by pain and vesicular eruptions with much swelling. Ocular involvement is usually heralded by a vesicle on the tip of the nose. This area is innervated by the nasociliary nerve.

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Abstract

Virus infection of the Gasserian ganglion and its nerve branches characterized by pain and vesicular eruptions with much swelling. Ocular involvement is usually heralded by a vesicle on the tip of the nose. This area is innervated by the nasociliary nerve.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Herpes Zoster, Ocular
  • Ocular Herpes Zoster

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

caused by human herpesvirus 3 (OCULAR HERPES ZOSTER VIRUS see HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN)

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History Note

90; was HERPES ZOSTER, OCULAR 1963-89

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006563. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006563
  2. Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpes_zoster_ophthalmicus
  3. Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2072712