Abstract
More than 8 years after varicella vaccination, a healthy 16 year-old boy presented with keratouveitis, severe inflammatory glaucoma in his left eye, and Hutchinson's sign. He was treated with systemic acyclovir, topical steroids, cycloplegics, and glaucoma medications for a full recovery two months after presentation. It is unclear whether the source of herpes zoster which reactivated in this patient represents wild type virus or his previous vaccine strain. Herpes zoster ophthalmicus is very rare in the pediatric population after varicella vaccination but can cause severe inflammatory glaucoma that requires aggressive therapy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 33-35 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Ocular Immunology and Inflammation |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Inflammatory glaucoma
- Pediatric
- Uveitis
- Vaccination
- Varicella
- Zoster
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Ophthalmology