The pathology of acute herpes zoster ophthalmicus
β Scribed by Goodbody, R. A.
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1953
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 909 KB
- Volume
- 65
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0368-3494
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Cranial nerve 3,4, and 6 paresis is an uncommon complication of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) as opposed to isolated ocular motor neuropathies which may present following cutaneous HZO. When the ocular motor nerves are affected in isolation, the third nerve is most commonly involved, followed by
Circulating and in situ mononuclear cell subsets were phenotypically characterized during both the acute and convalescent phase of herpes zoster infections in 14 patients. In peripheral blood a significant reduction in the absolute number of Leu 4 + T cells, Leu 2a + suppressor/cytotoxic T cells, Le