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Descriptor English: Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
Descriptor Spanish: Herpes Zóster Oftálmico
Descriptor herpes zóster oftálmico
Entry term(s) herpes zóster ocular
Scope note: Infección vírica del ganglio de Gasser y de sus ramas nerviosas caracterizada por dolor y erupciones vesiculares con gran edema. La afectación ocular suele estar precedida por una vesícula en la punta de la nariz. Esta zona está inervada por el nervio nasociliar.
Descriptor Portuguese: Herpes Zoster Oftálmico
Descriptor French: Zona ophtalmique
Entry term(s): Herpes Zoster, Ocular
Ocular Herpes Zoster
Tree number(s): C01.375.725.450
C01.925.256.466.930.750.466
C01.925.325.450
C11.294.800.450
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006563
Scope note: Virus infection of the Gasserian ganglion and its nerve branches characterized by pain and vesicular eruptions with much swelling. Ocular involvement is usually heralded by a vesicle on the tip of the nose. This area is innervated by the nasociliary nerve.
Annotation: caused by human herpesvirus 3 (OCULAR HERPES ZOSTER VIRUS see HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 90; was HERPES ZOSTER, OCULAR 1963-89
Online Note: use HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS to search HERPES ZOSTER, OCULAR 1966-89
History Note: 90; was HERPES ZOSTER, OCULAR 1963-89
DeCS ID: 28288
Unique ID: D006563
NLM Classification: WW 160
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Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/02/24
Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus - Preferred
Concept UI M0010281
Scope note Virus infection of the Gasserian ganglion and its nerve branches characterized by pain and vesicular eruptions with much swelling. Ocular involvement is usually heralded by a vesicle on the tip of the nose. This area is innervated by the nasociliary nerve.
Preferred term Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
Entry term(s) Herpes Zoster, Ocular
Ocular Herpes Zoster



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