Ocular manifestations after primary varicella infection.

Abstract

PURPOSE:

To report a case of ocular manifestations after a primary varicella infection.

METHODS:

Review of the literature and a case report of a 10-year-old male patient with history of blurry vision and an enlarged pupil 2 months after a varicella infection. Examination revealed uveitis, interstitial keratitis, and internal ophthalmoplegia.

RESULTS:

The uveitis resolved with topical steroids; the interstitial keratitis resolved with a faint scar, and the internal ophthalmoplegia persisted.

CONCLUSION:

This case report describes a patient with uncommon ocular manifestations after primary varicella.

• Authors: Luis E Fernández de Castro, Oday Al Sarraf, Kristen M Hawthorne, Kerry D Solomon, David T Vroman
• Journal: Cornea (Cornea) Vol. 25 Issue 7 Pg. 866-7 (Aug 2006) ISSN: 0277-3740 [Print] United States
• PMID: 17068470 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Glucocorticoids
• Ophthalmic Solutions
• Prednisolone

Topics

• Chickenpox (complications)
• Child
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Follow-Up Studies
• Glucocorticoids (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Humans
• Keratitis (diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology)
• Male
• Ophthalmic Solutions
• Ophthalmoplegia (diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology)
• Prednisolone (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Uveitis, Anterior (diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology)