Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in a child with acquired immune deficiency syndrome
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1990Author
Awan, HR
Adala, HS
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A case is described of an 8 year old child who presented with Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus involving the left eye. He had a positive history of pulmonary tuberculosis, repeated hospital admissions and blood transfusion. He was confirmed to have Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. During the course of his followup, he developed cotton-wool spots and perivasculitis in the right eye. The mother was found to be seropositive while the father was seronegative
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2226233http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/29934
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East Afr Med J. 1990 Jul;67(7):522-6Publisher
Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, Kenya
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10377]