Coinfection with Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus and Oriental Eye Worm in a Rural Woman: The First Report of an Unusual Case
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Vol. 26 No. 1, 2014 125 Received September 21, 2012, Revised January 15, 2013, Accepted for publication March 12, 2013 Corresponding author: Joong Sun Lee, Department of Dermatology, Eulji University Hospital, 95 Dunsanseo-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon 302-799, Korea. Tel: 82-42-611-3037, Fax: 82-42-259-1111, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Fig. 1. (A) Erythema, edema, vesiculobullous eruptions, crusted erosions were present on the right side of the forehead, and yellowish lacrimation was noted from the right orbital area in the initial state and (B) after 7 days of treatment. Note the vesicles and crusts on the tip and side of the nose (Hutchinson’s sign). http://dx.doi.org/10.5021/ad.2014.26.1.125
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