DELAYED ONSET OF VARICELLA KERATITIS

被引：10

作者：

DEFREITAS, D ^{[1
]}

SATO, EH ^{[1
]}

KELLY, LD ^{[1
]}

PAVANLANGSTON, D ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] HARVARD UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT OPHTHALMOL,BOSTON,MA 02115

来源：

CORNEA | 1992年 / 11卷 / 05期

关键词：

VARICELLA; CHICKEN POX; DISCIFORM KERATITIS; DENDRITIC KERATITIS; CHILD;

D O I：

10.1097/00003226-199209000-00018

中图分类号：

R77 [眼科学];

学科分类号：

100212 ;

摘要：

Although varicella is one of the most common infectious diseases in the United States, systemic and ocular complications are rare. We report a patient who developed disciform edema followed by microdendritic keratitis 1 and 2 months, respectively, after resolution of the acute phase of varicella. Cultures were negative, but serologic analysis found positive antibodies against varicella zoster virus and negative antibodies against herpes simplex virus. Based on this case and on a review of the literature, we believe that this delayed onset of keratitis represents a distinct category of varicella corneal complications.

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页码：471 / 474

页数：4