Ocular manifestations after primary varicella infection.
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.
Fernández de Castro
Luis E
LE
Magill Research Center for Vision Correction, Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
Sarraf
Oday Al
OA
Hawthorne
Kristen M
KM
Solomon
Kerry D
KD
Vroman
David T
DT
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*
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D011239:Prednisolone