title: Unilateral varicella zoster virus ophthalmicus and contralateral acute retinal necrosis.
abstract: We report two patients who developed varicella zoster virus (VZV) ophthalmicus complicated by ipsilateral keratouveitis, and within 4 weeks developed acute retinal necrosis (ARN) in the contralateral eye. The ipsilateral retina was spared in each case. One patient had systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and the other Hodgkin's disease. Both patients were in remission at the time of presentation.
authors.affiliation: Academic Unit of Ophthalmology Division of Immunity and Infection The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Erb
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Callear
authors.forename: P I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salmon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006563:Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus / Q000150:complications*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D015882:Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / Q000821:virology*