Healing of Severe Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Within a Few Days: An Autobiographical Case Report

Herpes zoster (shingles) is caused by the herpes zoster virus and is characterized by pain and unilateral vesicular rash that typically affects one dermatome. Symptoms tend to resolve over 10-15 days. This case report describes the 75-year-old author’s herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) accompanied by...

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Autor principal: Bakacs, Tibor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8742607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35024256
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20303