VOL 47: MARCH • MARS 2001❖Canadian Family Physician•Le Médecin de famille canadien 493
Ophthaproblem
Stephanie Baxter, MD Sanjay Sharma, MD, MSC, FRCSC
clinical challenge ❖ défi clinique
A 63-year-old woman presents with a 2-day histor y of pain in her forehead and a vesicular rash.
The appearance of the patient’s lesions is consistent with which of the following?
1. Impetigo 2. Herpes simplex 3. Herpes zoster 4. Cellulitis
Answer on page 503
Dr Baxter is a third-year resident in the Department of Ophthalmology at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont.
Dr Sharma is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Epidemiology at Queen’s University.
Photo credit: Dr W.E. Willis, Cornea and External Disease, Department of Ophthalmology, Queen’s University
