title: Herpes zoster ophthalmicus in an otherwise healthy 2-year-old child.
abstract: The following report describes a previously healthy 2-year-old girl with herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO). The child presented with a painless vesicular skin eruption covering the left forehead. There was only a history of household exposure to varicella zoster virus (VZV) and the child had not been vaccinated against VZV. PCR assays on vesicular fluid identified VZV DNA. Treatment with acyclovir was started early in the clinical course. In addition, the girl was treated with locally administered ophthalmological acyclovir ointment. Besides some dermal excoriations, a complete resolution of the HZO was achieved without sequelae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marijn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soeteman
authors.forename: Rick P P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Willems
authors.forename: Jamiu O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Busari
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006563:Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D004279:DNA, Viral; D000212:Acyclovir