{"title":"Symptoms and complications of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in Patients Admitted to Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital in Babol","authors":"M. Ghasemi, M. Baziboron, M. Bayani, F. Rozbeh","doi":"10.18869/ACADPUB.JBUMS.20.8.69","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Since in patients with herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), intraocular involvement is common and sometimes leads to eye-threatening complications, the aim of this study was to determine the symptoms and complications of herpes zoster ophthalmicus in patients. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was performed through convenience sampling among 26 patients with herpes zoster ophthalmicus admitted to Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital in Babol during 2009-2016. Variables such as age, gender, involved eye, associated disease, and associated symptoms were evaluated in patients diagnosed with herpes zoster","PeriodicalId":15108,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Babol University of Medical Sciences","volume":"58 1","pages":"69-73"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2018-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Babol University of Medical Sciences","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.18869/ACADPUB.JBUMS.20.8.69","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Since in patients with herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), intraocular involvement is common and sometimes leads to eye-threatening complications, the aim of this study was to determine the symptoms and complications of herpes zoster ophthalmicus in patients. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was performed through convenience sampling among 26 patients with herpes zoster ophthalmicus admitted to Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital in Babol during 2009-2016. Variables such as age, gender, involved eye, associated disease, and associated symptoms were evaluated in patients diagnosed with herpes zoster