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Preferred term

Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Entry terms

  • Herpes Zoster, Ocular

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KF74VQ12-5

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