Table 3.
Dendritiform cell parameters and corneal subbasal nerve plexus parameters in affected eyes with or without pain in herpes zoster ophthalmicus.
| Patients with pain | Patients without pain | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | 14 | 10 | n/a |
| Age (years) | 60.1±16.4 | 60.0±12.5 | 0.9 |
| Sensation (cm) | 2.6±2.1 | 2.6±2.7 | 0.9 |
| DC density (cells/mm2) | 136.3±59.2 | 143.7±42.4 | 0.9 |
| DC size (μm2) | 225.5±87.3 | 366.2±77.5 | 0.2 |
| DC field (μm2) | 615.3±341.3 | 874.1±184.0 | 0.4 |
| DC number of dendrites (n/cell) | 4.3±1.0 | 3.0±0.3 | 0.1 |
| Main nerve trunk length | 4409.3±1091.1 | 5221.8±847.5 | 0.5 |
| (μm/mm2)/[μm/frame] | [705.4±174.5] | [835.4±135.6] | |
| Nerve branch length | 3472.2±861.6 | 4416.2±688.6 | 0.4 |
| (μm/mm2)/[μm/frame] | [555.5±137.8] | [706.5±110.1] | |
| Total nerve length | 7881.6±1926.9 | 9636.0±1454.7 | 0.4 |
| (μm/mm2)/[μm/frame] | [1261.0±308.3] | [1541.7±232.7] | |
| Number of main nerve trunks (n/frame) | 2.2±0.4 | 2.4±0.3 | 0.7 |
| Number of nerve branches (n/frame) | 2.2±0.4 | 4.0±0.9 | 0.2 |
| Total number of nerves (n/frame) | 4.4±1.1 | 6.5±1.1 | 0.2 |
Values are expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean. n/a: not applicable