The ocular manifestations of herpes zoster, varicella, infectious mononucleosis, and cytomegalovirus disease

Ocular Manifestations After Primary Varicella Infection

“…Interstitial keratitis and corneal lesions are rare ocular complications of varicella that have been reported 1 to 2 months after the initial eruption. 2 Although the incidence of corneal manifestations in varicella is rare, the close management of these patients is critical because clearing of the cornea may take months, visually significant recurrence has been reported, and corneal opacities may result in permanent impairment of vision. 2,17 The internal ophthalmoplegia observed in this patient is a most unusual manifestation of varicella, and to our knowledge, has not been reported in literature in combination with corneal lesion and uveitis.…”

“…2,3 The ocular manifestations include lid, conjunctival, and corneal lesions; iridocyclitis; glaucoma; cataracts; chorioretinitis; optic neuritis and optic atrophy; and internal ophthalmoplegia. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] In this article, we report a patient who presented with uveitis, interstitial keratitis, and internal ophthalmoplegia after primary varicella infection. Each of these findings has been described independently; however, we report a patient who presented with a unique combination of findings.…”

Sectorial keratitis and uveitis: differential diagnosis

“…In contrast to central herpes simplex keratitis, peripheral herpetic keratitis tends to result in more prolonged, treatment-resistant stromal disease. In addition, it is more frequently accompanied by iritis and keratic precipitates, and also tends to run a more prolonged and refractory course [1,6,9,11]. For this reason, close longitudinal monitoring is recommended for such patients.…”

Ocular Manifestation of Primary VZV Infection in a Splenectomized Patient

“…3 Most severe reported cases included chorioretinitis, uveitis, iridocyclitis, as well as optic neuritis. 1,3 Our patient presented with symmetric retinal vasculitis and iridocyclitis.…”