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Oral Valacyclovir Treatment of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus-Induced Optic Neuritis

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) rarely manifests with complications of the optic nerve. The traditional standard of care for sight-threatening HZO infection involves intravenous hospital administration of the antiviral medication acyclovir. This case report entails an HZO complication invading the...

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Autores principales: Hunt, Christina M, Gregory, Hannah M, Gannon, William
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8425502/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34522513
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17033