Authors: Whittle HC Smith J Sandford Kogbe OI Dossetor J Duggan M
Publish Date: 1979/01/01
Volume: 73, Issue: 1, Pages: 66-69
Abstract
HC Whittle J Sandford Smith OI Kogbe J Dossetor M Duggan Severe ulcerative herpes of mouth and eye following measles Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Volume 73 Issue 1 1979 Pages 66–69 https//doiorg/101016/0035920379901329Malnourished children in the north of Nigeria who had had a severe attack of measles were prone to deep ulcers of the mouth and eyes Herpes simplex virus was isolated from 17 of 25 of the mouth ulcers which were erosive slow to heal and caused much suffering and loss of weight Herpes virus was also identified either by immunofluorescent staining or viral culture in the corneal scrapings of the eye ulcers from 16 of 34 children These ulcers healed slowly in two to six weeks leaving damaging scars which impaired vision and caused blindness in some cases
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