Optic Chiasm, Optic Nerve, and Retinal Involvement Secondary to Varicella-zoster Virus

Immunocompromised patients are known to be at risk for varicella-zoster virus reactivation, often in atypical manners. We describe a 30-year-old man with simultaneous involvement of the retina, optic chiasm, and optic nerve with varicella-zoster virus who had a bitemporal visual field defect.Arch Op...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of ophthalmology (1960) 2001-04, Vol.119 (4), p.608-610
Hauptverfasser:	Greven, Craig M, Singh, Tina, Stanton, Constance A, Martin, Timothy J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Fluorescein Angiography Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus - pathology Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus - virology Herpesvirus 3, Human - isolation & purification Human viral diseases Humans Immunocompromised Host Infectious diseases Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive - complications Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medical sciences Optic Chiasm - pathology Optic Chiasm - virology Optic Nerve - pathology Optic Nerve - virology Optic Nerve Diseases - pathology Optic Nerve Diseases - virology Retina - pathology Retina - virology Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute - pathology Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute - virology Viral diseases Viral diseases with cutaneous or mucosal lesions and viral diseases of the eye Virus Activation Visual Acuity Visual Fields
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Zusammenfassung:	Immunocompromised patients are known to be at risk for varicella-zoster virus reactivation, often in atypical manners. We describe a 30-year-old man with simultaneous involvement of the retina, optic chiasm, and optic nerve with varicella-zoster virus who had a bitemporal visual field defect.Arch Ophthalmol.2001;119:608-610-->
ISSN:	0003-9950 2168-6165 1538-3601 2168-6173
DOI:	10.1001/archopht.119.4.608