Ocular manifestations after primary varicella infection.

Author(s): Fernandez de Castro LE, Sarraf OA, Hawthorne KM, Solomon KD, Vroman DT

Affiliation(s): Magill Research Center for Vision Correction, Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.

Publication date & source: 2006-08, Cornea., 25(7):866-7.

Publication type: Case Reports; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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.