Neurotrophic Keratopathy after Trigeminal Nerve Block for Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia

PURPOSE: To report a case of persistent corneal epithelial defect that had occurred after a trigeminal nerve block. CASE PRESENTATION: A 75-year-old female had suffered from postherpetic neuralgia for 8 years. She underwent Gasserian ganglion block surgery and noticed declining visual acuity in the...

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Autores principales: Kodama-Takahashi, Aya, Sugioka, Koji, Sato, Tomoko, Nishida, Koichi, Aomatsu, Keiichi, Fukuda, Masahiko, Shimomura, Yoshikazu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6000878/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29955409
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6815407

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6000878/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29955409
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6815407

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