Acute retinal necrosis after chickenpox in a healthy adult.
A healthy man had acute retinal necrosis (ARN) two weeks after diffuse varicella eruption. Treatment with acyclovir and corticosteroids was associated with a favorable clinical outcome. To our knowledge, there are no reported occurrences of permanent visual loss or retinal detachment in healthy patients with postvaricella ARN.
Barondes
M J
MJ
Department of Ophthalmology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York 11042.
Tellez
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Siegel
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D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003519:Cyclopentolate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015882:Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity
D011239:Prednisolone; D003519:Cyclopentolate; D000212:Acyclovir