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Failure Of Methotrexate Monotherapy And Subsequent Response To Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors In Pediatric Non-Infectious Uveitis, Basak Can Ermerak Md
Failure Of Methotrexate Monotherapy And Subsequent Response To Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors In Pediatric Non-Infectious Uveitis, Basak Can Ermerak Md
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For Your Eyes Only, Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Case Study, Alexander Fishman, Jared Ward, Richard Pescatore
For Your Eyes Only, Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Case Study, Alexander Fishman, Jared Ward, Richard Pescatore
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Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus is a reactivation of a latent Varicella Zoster Virus that specifically involves the eye. The reactivation often occurs during immunocompromised states which allows latent virus in the dorsal root ganglia of sensory nerves to begin viral replication an d s pread via peripheral axons. Diagnosis is based on two characteristic findings; herpetic lesions on the eyelids, forehead, or elsewhere within the V1 dermatome, and ocular findings. Symptoms can vary but are often quite painful. Some patients experience a prodrome of tingling sensation prior to the appearance of a zoster dermatitis . HZO can also present initially as …