title: Optic chiasm, optic nerve, and retinal involvement secondary to varicella-zoster virus.
abstract: Immunocompromised patients are known to be at risk for varicella-zoster virus reactivation, often in atypical manners. We describe a 30-year-old man with simultaneous involvement of the retina, optic chiasm, and optic nerve with varicella-zoster virus who had a bitemporal visual field defect.
authors: Wake Forest University Eye Center, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1033. cgreven@wfubmc.edu
authors: C M
authors: CM
authors: Greven
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Singh
authors: C A
authors: CA
authors: Stanton
authors: T J
authors: TJ
authors: Martin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006563:Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000150:complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009897:Optic Chiasm / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D015882:Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D014775:Virus Activation; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields