title: [Acute retinal necrosis syndrome following chickenpox].
abstract: METHODS
  A 34-year-old male patient developed acute retinal necrosis in his left eye about three weeks after the onset of chickenpox. Systemic antiviral treatment with intravenous acyclovir (10 mg/kg/8 hours) and systemic corticosteroids (1 mg/kg/day) controlled the retinitis and the patient suffered no loss of visual acuity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acute retinal necrosis is an unusual complication of chickenpox. A mild form of this entity has been described during the course of primary varicella-zoster infection. Adequate and early therapy during the acute phase of the disease with intravenous acyclovir and systemic corticosteroids is recommended to achieve a satisfactory visual acuity and prevent complications.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. gemabolivardemiguel@yahoo.es
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bolívar
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Gorroño
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Paz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pareja
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015882:Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*