title: A case of internal ophthalmoplegia associated with varicella zoster.
abstract: The authors report a case of internal ophthalmoplegia in a 5-year-old boy presenting after primary varicella infection. This is an uncommon and mostly irreversible ocular manifestation after chickenpox. The internal ophthalmoplegia showed a potential mild improvement with oral acyclovir. Consideration should be given to starting treatment on presentation in such cases.
authors.affiliation: NHS Eye Clinic, Broomfi eld Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 7ET, United Kingdom. michaelshaw.eye@gmail.com
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: Siân E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Handley
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Porooshani
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006563:Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir