American journal of ophthalmology
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To investigate the ocular complications of herpes zoster ophthalmicus in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. ⋯ Excluding the patients with retinitis and central nervous system disease, the rate of sight-threatening complications in our series was lower than expected. Almost one third of study patients had no ocular complications or only mild surface epithelial disease. Although the relatively low incidence of sight-threatening disease in our study population may have been a consequence of aggressive management with acyclovir, chronic infectious pseudodendritic keratitis, retinitis, and central nervous system disease, complications of ophthalmic zoster whose pathogenesis is largely a consequence of active viral replication, were particularly devastating and difficult to manage.
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To report two patients with ocular burns from explosion of microwaved eggs that caused direct vision-threatening corneal damage. ⋯ Exploding microwaved eggs can cause notable thermal injury to the eyes. The public should be educated about the dangers of cooking eggs in the microwave oven.
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To report a case of epibulbar conjunctival nodules from molluscum contagiosum in a patient with atopic dermatitis. ⋯ Patients with defective or suppressed cell-mediated immunity are at increased risk of unusual ocular involvement with molluscum contagiosum.