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Posttraumatic herpes zoster ophthalmicus as a presenting sign of human immunodeficiency virus infection
P A Netland1, M Zierhut, M B Raizman
1Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston.
Annals of Ophthalmology
|January 1, 1993
Abstract:
We present the case of a 38-year-old man who developed herpes zoster ophthalmicus after orbital blunt trauma. Additional evaluation revealed human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. This case shows that varicella-zoster may be activated by local trauma and that herpes zoster ophthalmicus in young patients may indicate underlying HIV-1 infection.