title: Ocular manifestations after primary varicella infection.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of ocular manifestations after a primary varicella infection.
  
  
  METHODS
  Review of the literature and a case report of a 10-year-old male patient with history of blurry vision and an enlarged pupil 2 months after a varicella infection. Examination revealed uveitis, interstitial keratitis, and internal ophthalmoplegia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The uveitis resolved with topical steroids; the interstitial keratitis resolved with a faint scar, and the internal ophthalmoplegia persisted.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case report describes a patient with uncommon ocular manifestations after primary varicella.
authors.affiliation: Magill Research Center for Vision Correction, Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
authors.forename: Luis E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Fernández de Castro
authors.forename: Oday Al
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Sarraf
authors.forename: Kristen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Hawthorne
authors.forename: Kerry D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.forename: David T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Vroman
mesh_terms: D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D011239:Prednisolone