A study of 10 otherwise healthy children with herpes zoster ophthalmicus found that nine of them achieved good visual acuity at their last visit, despite some degree of abnormal corneal ...

Medically reviewed by Lauren Schlanger, MD A dermatome is an area of skin that gets its sensation from a specific spinal nerve root. Spinal nerves exist in 31 pairs, one on each side of the spine.

Two weeks later, a rash appeared along the T6 dermatome, and she was given valacyclovir for a week, which resulted in resolution of zoster symptoms within 10 days.

Dermatomes are areas of skin, ... Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a viral infection caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus. This is the same virus that causes chickenpox.

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (seen in a different patient), ... Zoster begins and usually remains confined to a single dermatome or possibly two, although subsequent dissemination may occur.

CHICAGO — Valacyclovir can be beneficial for treating multiple episodes of keratitis or iritis in patients with herpes zoster ophthalmicus, according to a speaker here. Elisabeth Cohen, MD ...

A new epidemiological study shows that the risk for stroke is increased after a zoster attack (aka shingles) by 30% and by up to 4-fold when the attack involves the eye.

Herpes zoster—the virus that causes shingles—has been linked to the COVID-19 vaccine in several studies. Find out if you're at risk.

From 1 September 2013, national herpes zoster (HZ) or shingles immunisation was introduced in the UK. 1, 2 It will be routinely offered to 70-year-olds, as a single subcutaneous dose. 3 Only those ...