Incidence Rate of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus

Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus

INTRODUCTION Herpes zoster is a common diagnosis in the emergency department (ED). Caused by the reactivation of the varicellazoster virus (VZV), zoster usually presents as a painful dermatomal rash. In addition to skin or mucosal involvement, VZV reactivation commonly affects the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve and subsequently the eye. This manifestation is termed herpes zoster op...

Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus.

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus in children.

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus, first described fully by Jonathan Hutchinson in 1866, is very rare in children, being predominantly an adult affection (Doggart, 1933; Bjork, 1950; Duke-Elder, 1952). Koch (1939), in reporting a case in a child of 51 years of age, states that only one other child, aged 12, developed zoster ophthalmicus at the Mayo Clinic before 1938. In a fairly exhaustive analysis o...

Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in Children

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus, first described fully by Jonathan Hutchinson in 1866, is very rare in children, being predominantly an adult affection (Doggart, 1933; Bjork, 1950; Duke-Elder, 1952). Koch (1939), in reporting a case in a child of 51 years of age, states that only one other child, aged 12, developed zoster ophthalmicus at the Mayo Clinic before 1938. In a fairly exhaustive analysis o...

Anterior segment complications of herpes zoster ophthalmicus.

TOPIC The clinical features and management strategies for varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infections of the cornea, lids, and adnexa. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) can result in a myriad of chronic and recurrent complications that may be sight threatening. Surgical intervention is the mainstay of treatment, and advancements in this area may lessen the complications of HZO i...