Red eye in chickenpox: varicella-related acute anterior uveitis in a child.
Varicella-zoster virus is a common viral infection of childhood. This report concerns an 8-year-old girl who presented with a 5-day history of a typical varicella rash. She then developed red left eye 'conjunctivitis'. She had no discharge, mild pain and intense photophobia. She was referred to the acute eye clinic after 1 day and she was noted to have acute anterior uveitis. She was treated with gutt atropine 1% for 2 weeks until the inflammation resolved. She had no sequalae.
Eye Department, Dunedin Public Hospital, Great King St, Dunedin, New Zealand. nic_johnston@yahoo.com
Nicholas Robert
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Johnston
D000208:Acute Disease; D001285:Atropine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009184:Mydriatics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology
D009184:Mydriatics; D001285:Atropine