Viral Infections USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 71 year old woman presents with severe burning pain over the forehead followed by grouped vesicles on an erythematous base involving the scalp and tip of the nose. She has photophobia and decreased visual acuity in the affected eye. Which of the following is the most likely causal organism?
Answer choices
- AHerpes simplex virus 1
- BVaricella zoster virusCorrect answer
- CMeasles virus
- DHerpes simplex virus 2
- EHuman herpesvirus 6
- FCytomegalovirus
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