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Ocular manifestations after primary varicella infection
Luis E Fernández de Castro1, Oday Al Sarraf, Kristen M Hawthorne
1Magill Research Center for Vision Correction, Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
Purpose:
To report a case of ocular manifestations after a primary varicella infection.
Methods:
Review of the literature and a case report of a 10-year-old male patient with history of blurry vision and an enlarged pupil 2 months after a varicella infection. Examination revealed uveitis, interstitial keratitis, and internal ophthalmoplegia.
Results:
The uveitis resolved with topical steroids; the interstitial keratitis resolved with a faint scar, and the internal ophthalmoplegia persisted.
Conclusion:
This case report describes a patient with uncommon ocular manifestations after primary varicella.
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