Chickenpox chorioretinitis

Chickenpox infection in an adult was complicated by peripheral chorioretinitis and treated with oral acyclovir. Similarities of this case to the recently proposed mild type of acute retinal necrosis syndrome are discussed.

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Published inBritish journal of ophthalmology Vol. 74; no. 11; pp. 698 - 699
Main Authors Kelly, S P, Rosenthal, A R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JR BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.11.1990
BMJ
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
Acyclovir - therapeutic use
Administration, Oral
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Chickenpox - complications
Chickenpox - drug therapy
Chorioretinitis - drug therapy
Chorioretinitis - etiology
Female
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Viral diseases
Viral diseases with cutaneous or mucosal lesions and viral diseases of the eye
Infection
Virus
Case study
Human
Varicella zoster virus
Eye disease
Retinopathy
Herpesviridae
Viral disease
Alphaherpesvirinae
Chorioretinitis
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Summary:Chickenpox infection in an adult was complicated by peripheral chorioretinitis and treated with oral acyclovir. Similarities of this case to the recently proposed mild type of acute retinal necrosis syndrome are discussed.
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ISSN:0007-1161
1468-2079
DOI:10.1136/bjo.74.11.698