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Herpes zoster ophthalmicus with associated vasculopathy causing stroke. Antia, Camila; Persad, Leah; Alikhan, Ali
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is an exclusively human, double-stranded DNA virus. Primary infection causes varicella (chickenpox); later the virus becomes dormant in the dorsal root, cranial nerve, and autonomic ganglia along the entire span of the nervous system, retaining the capacity to reactivate and cause a variety of dermal and neurological complications. Recently there has been increasing recognition, both clinically and epidemiologically, of the relationship between VZV and subsequent strokes. Herein, we describe a case of a previously healthy individual with reactivation of VZV causing herpes zoster opthtalmicus al...
Source: Dermatology Online Journal - July 22, 2017 Category: Dermatology Source Type: research