Optic chiasm, optic nerve, and retinal involvement secondary to varicella-zoster virus.

نویسندگان

  • C M Greven
  • T Singh
  • C A Stanton
  • T J Martin
چکیده

Immunocompromised patients are known to be at risk for varicella-zoster virus reactivation, often in atypical manners. We describe a 30-year-old man with simultaneous involvement of the retina, optic chiasm, and optic nerve with varicella-zoster virus who had a bitemporal visual field defect.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Archives of ophthalmology

دوره 119 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2001