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Medical Definition of Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
1. Virus infection of the gasserian ganglion and its nerve branches characterised 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. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
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