Ocular manifestations in Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus

Ocular manifestations in herpes zoster ophthalmicus.

BACKGROUND Ocular complications of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) may lead to substantial visual disability, severe post-herpetic neuralgia and rarely fatal cerebral complications. AIM To identify the pattern of ocular manifestation in herpes zoster ophthalmicus. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional descriptive study was under taken including the clinically diagnosed cases of HZO. All ...

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...