title: Resolution of chicken pox neuroretinitis with oral acyclovir: a case report.
abstract: It is usual to consider chicken pox as a benign infectious disease with a few anterior segment ocular complications like conjunctivitis, keratitis, episcleritis, scleritis, iridocyclitis, and glaucoma. The retinal manifestations are necrotising retinitis, vitritis, neuroretinitis, and retinal detachments. We report a case of neuroretinitis following chicken pox in a 23-year-old male. The complication was resolved by treatment with oral acyclovir in combination with systemic steroids. This report highlights the necessity for fundus examination in cases of chickenpox exhibiting visual symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Medical and Vision Research Foundations, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India. drjb@sankaranethralaya.org
authors.forename: Jyotirmay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagpal
authors.forename: Sumeet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chopra
authors.forename: Satya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karna
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015828:Eye Infections, Viral / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012173:Retinitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; C009935:prednisolone acetate; D011239:Prednisolone; D000212:Acyclovir