Herpes simplex canalicular obstruction.
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چکیده
A x6-year-old girl was admitted to Bristol Eye Hospital in May, I968. For the previous 3 days there had been a painful swelling of the right eyelids associated with a vesicular eruption of the margin of the right upper lid, and shortly before admission some vesicles appeared at the angle of the mouth. The girl's boy-friend had noticed a "cold sore" on his lip i I days previously. The patient had never experienced any epiphora or excessive watering of the eye before this illness.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 54 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1970