ophthalmic herpes zoster
MONDO:0005883Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names ophthalmic herpes zoster yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
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.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005883), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: ophthalmic herpes zoster
- Also called
- herpes zoster ophthalmicus