A particular predilection for the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve exists. A herpes zoster ophthalmicus rash involving the tip of the nose (alae nasae) is known as a positive Hutchinson's ...

In a retrospective survey of 1000 patients with herpes zoster ophthalmicus 12 patients had malignant disease which was known on presentation. No new cases were detected or discovered on follow-up.

Seventy-one patients presenting with acute herpes zoster ophthalmicus were followed up for six months for a prospective analysis of the natural history of the disease. Acute and chronic ocular ...

Swabs were sent for PCR and were positive for varicella zoster DNA, and a working diagnosis of herpes zoster ophthalmicus was made. There was no history of varicella zoster infection, although there ...

Introduction Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO) is a specific form of shingles that affects the dermatome of the ophthalmic nerve. It can have serious sequelae including permanent visual loss if there ...

called herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO). Shingles, also called herpes zoster, is caused by localized reactivation of the virus that causes chickenpox, known as the varicella-zoster virus. The purpose ...

a condition called herpes zoster ophthalmicus, or HZO. Shingles causes keratitis when it affects the cornea, and iritis when ...

Shingles variable was coded as binary (yes/no ... The first study19 investigated 846 patients with HZ ophthalmicus (HZO), mean age 61.6 years and 2538 age-matched comparison patients. The patients ...