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Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus MeSH Descriptor Data 2026
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.
Entry Term(s)
Herpes Zoster, Ocular
NLM Classification #
WW 160
Public MeSH Note
90; was HERPES ZOSTER, OCULAR 1963-89
Online Note
use HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS to search HERPES ZOSTER, OCULAR 1966-89
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.