A clinical case of multifocal chorioretinitis associated with Herpes zoster
- Authors: Martirosyan S.S.1,2, Ginoyan O.B.1,2, Hovakimyan A.V.1,2, Simonyan D.R.1,2, Musheghyan I.K.2
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Affiliations:
- S.V. Malayan Ophthalmologic Сenter
- Mkhitar Heratsi Yerevan State Medical University
- Issue: Vol 16, No 1 (2023)
- Pages: 107-112
- Section: Case reports
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/ov/article/view/144109
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/OV108827
- ID: 144109
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Abstract
The Varicella-Zoster virus (VZV) is the etiologic agent of one of the most common infectious diseases among children, chickenpox. In its recurrent form it may cause a far more devastating disease, Herpes zoster. The disease can be manifested as conjunctivitis, episcleritis, scleritis, keratitis, anterior uveitis. Chorioretinal lesions may occur in patients with immunosuppression.
A 14-year-old male patient has been admitted to the Ophthalmologic center after S.V. Malayan with complaints of visual decrease, redness and pains. In the history of the patient the transferred chickenpox was marked a few months ago. By biomicroscopic and fundoscopic examination conjunctival hyperemia, corneal precipitates, severe inflammatory reaction in the anterior chamber, sectoral iris atrophy, posterior synechiae, yellow-white multifocal, peripheral lesions on the fundus of both eyes and pigmented macular scar in the right eye were found out. Laboratory tests showed high levels of anti-VZV IgG. Treatment was prescribed in the form of local instillations and subtenon injections, as well as antiviral tablets. As a result of treatment, remission of inflammatory process and improvement of visual acuity were registered. The specific characteristic of present case study is the description of single clinical manifestations of Herpes zoster, which are necessary to detect for correct and timely treatment.
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Svetlana S. Martirosyan
S.V. Malayan Ophthalmologic Сenter; Mkhitar Heratsi Yerevan State Medical University
Author for correspondence.
Email: martirosyan.svetlana@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4858-4450
MD, PhD, ophthalmologist of the External Diseases and Cornea-Uveitis Department; lecturer of the Ophthalmology Department
Armenia, Yerevan; YerevanOfelya B. Ginoyan
S.V. Malayan Ophthalmologic Сenter; Mkhitar Heratsi Yerevan State Medical University
Email: ofelya.ginoyan.b@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6077-6079
MD, ophthalmologist of the External Diseases and Cornea-Uveitis Department; assistant lecturer of the Ophthalmology Department
Armenia, Yerevan; YerevanAnna V. Hovakimyan
S.V. Malayan Ophthalmologic Сenter; Mkhitar Heratsi Yerevan State Medical University
Email: ahovakimyan@yahoo.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3921-6960
MD, PhD, head of the External Diseases and Cornea-Uveitis Department; professor of the Ophthalmology Department
Armenia, Yerevan; YerevanDiana R. Simonyan
S.V. Malayan Ophthalmologic Сenter; Mkhitar Heratsi Yerevan State Medical University
Email: dianasimo@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0743-5053
MD, ophthalmologist of the External Diseases and Cornea-Uveitis Department; assistant of the Ophthalmology Department
Armenia, Yerevan; YerevanIlona K. Musheghyan
Mkhitar Heratsi Yerevan State Medical University
Email: imushegyan7@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5879-3715
oncology resident
Armenia, YerevanReferences
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