Varicella-zoster virus reactivation causing herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination – report of three cases

Varicella-zoster virus reactivation causing herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination – report of three cases

Abstract Purpose We are reporting 3 patients who presented acute zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), an activation of varicella-zoster virus, after mRNA anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, seen directly or referred to our center. Cases A 73-year-old woman with history of ocular sarcoidosis presented HZO in the righ...

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Main Authors: Ioannis Papasavvas, Christian de Courten, Carl P. Herbort
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
Subjects:
Herpes-zoster ophthalmicus
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
mRNA vaccine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12348-021-00260-4

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