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ArticleIndian journal of ophthalmology2020

Surbhi Khurana, Parul Chawla Gupta, Ashok Kumar Singh, Jagat Ram

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Article in Indian journal of ophthalmology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Surbhi KhuranaAdvanced Eye Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Parul Chawla GuptaAdvanced Eye Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Ashok Kumar SinghAdvanced Eye Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Jagat RamAdvanced Eye Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 25-year-old man, with a history of hyperthyroidism presented with herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) with neurotrophic ulcer and superadded infection 4 weeks after a sudden decrease in his thyroid hormones, caused by overtreatment of hyperthyroidism and radioactive iodine therapy. He underwent lateral tarsorrhaphy and was started on conservative treatment for the ulcer. The ulcer had resolved after 2 months. HZO is caused by reactivation of varicella-zoster virus by a decline in cell-mediated immunity. The decrease in thyroid hormones can also reactivate varicella-zoster by immunosuppression. This case highlights the importance of stability in thyroid hormones in a patient with thyroid disease and history of varicella.

Indexed as

Herpes Zoster OphthalmicusHyperthyroidismThyroid NeoplasmsAdultHerpesvirus 3, HumanHumansIodine RadioisotopesMaleIodine Radioisotopesherpes zoster in thyroid diseaseHerpes zoster ophthalmicusreactivation of herpes zoster

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PMID32587196
PMCPMC7574131
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