Color Atlas of Herpetic Eye Diseases: A Practical Guide to Clinical Management

Hartmut Hengel (auth.), Rainer Sundmacher (eds.)3540694625, 978-3-540-69462-5, 978-3-540-69463-2

This ‘cooking book’ – atlas for Herpetic Eye Disease supports the reader to find a better understanding for this eye disease. The content of this atlas is based on nearly four decades of practical and scientific work and experience with follow-ups in thousands of herpes patients.

Depending on one’s individual state of knowledge in this field one may find the solution by quickly checking the pictures and comparing it with the actual patient’s picture. The picture-associated text guides the reader with its headings Description, Pathophysiology, Differential Diagnosis, Therapeutic Principles to the most appropriate management of and best possible treatment outcome for these patients.

Thus, the homogenous and well-structured content and index make it easy for the reader to find the necessary information rapidly and will not only supports beginners but also experts in the field of ophthalmology.

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Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages I-XVI
Common Characteristics and Distinct Features of Human Pathogenic Herpesviruses….Pages 1-4
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Diseases of the Anterior Segment and the Adnexa….Pages 5-112
Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Diseases of the Anterior Segment and the Adnexes….Pages 113-157
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Diseases of the Anterior Segment….Pages 159-162
Suspected Epstein–Barr Virus (EBV) Disease of the Anterior Segment….Pages 163-165
Diseases of the Posterior Segment by HSV, VZV, and CMV….Pages 167-181
Back Matter….Pages 183-185