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Unilateral herpes zoster ophthalmicus with bilateral cerebral infarcts in human immunodeficiency virus seropositive patient

Ischemic stroke is a recognized complication of herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Arterial involvement is usually seen on the side of the rash. It is thought to be due to vessel inflammation by the virus, which travels from the trigeminal ganglion. Few case reports of bilateral and distant site of zoster...

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Autores principales: Kulkarni, Girish Baburao, Mustare, Veerendrakumar, Mirza, Masoom Abbas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4078612/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25002767
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.133584