Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus - EyeWiki
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DiseaseHerpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO), commonly known as shingles, is a viral disease characterized by a unilateral painful skin rash in one or more dermatome distributions of the fifth cranial nerve (trigeminal nerve), shared by the eye and ocular adnexa. HZO occurs typically in o… EtiologyHZO is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) which has re-activated from its dormant status in the dorsal ganglion cells of the central nervous system. From there, it may travel along neurons to the sensory axons of the skin to form vesicular lesions.
DiseaseHerpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO), commonly known as shingles, is a viral disease characterized by a unilateral painful skin rash in one or more dermatome distributions of the fifth cranial nerve (trigeminal nerve), shared by the eye and ocular adnexa. HZO occurs typically in o…
EtiologyHZO is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) which has re-activated from its dormant status in the dorsal ganglion cells of the central nervous system. From there, it may travel along neurons to the sensory axons of the skin to form vesicular lesions.
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