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Misdiagnosis of burns: herpes zoster ophthalmicus.

Sawyer AR, Williams G

From the Burns Unit, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

Many conditions can mimic the presentation of burns. We present an interesting case in which the initial diagnosis of a chemical burn was later confirmed to be herpes zoster ophthalmicus.

Published 8 November 2006 in J Burn Care Res, 27(6): 914-6.
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