[Ophthalmic zoster of th eyelid: good outcome with valaciclovir].

Pan Afr Med J

Université Mohammed V Souissi, Service d'Ophtalmologie A de l'Hôpital des Spécialités, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Rabat, Maroc.

Published: April 2015

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