The Skin and the Eye - Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in a Healthy 18-month-old Toddler
Herpes zoster, caused by reactivation of varicella-zoster virus, is uncommon in infancy. Even more uncommon is herpes zoster ophthalmicus, defined as herpes zoster of the ophthalmic branch of the fifth cranial nerve. Among healthy children, primary varicella-zoster virus infection during gestation a...
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| author | Komitova Radka T. Boykinova Oliana B. Stoyanova Nina S. |
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| description | Herpes zoster, caused by reactivation of varicella-zoster virus, is uncommon in infancy. Even more uncommon is herpes zoster ophthalmicus, defined as herpes zoster of the ophthalmic branch of the fifth cranial nerve. Among healthy children, primary varicella-zoster virus infection during gestation as a result of maternal varicella or the first year of life is the major risk factor for development of herpes zoster in a relatively young age. Here we present an unusual case of herpes zoster ophthalmicus with dissemination in an immunocompetent toddler with favorable outcome. The child’s mother contracted chickenpox in late pregnancy and her son was very likely infected with varicella-zoster virus in utero. During a two-year follow-up the child vision was normal and there was no evidence of post herpetic neuralgia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4294891e2f06468896b1f4511ceed1352022-12-21T19:07:36ZengPensoft PublishersFolia Medica1314-21432018-03-0160117017410.1515/folmed-2017-0064folmed-2017-0064The Skin and the Eye - Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in a Healthy 18-month-old ToddlerKomitova Radka T.0Boykinova Oliana B.1Stoyanova Nina S.2Department of Infectious Disease, Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, BulgariaDepartment of Infectious Disease, Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, BulgariaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, BulgariaHerpes zoster, caused by reactivation of varicella-zoster virus, is uncommon in infancy. Even more uncommon is herpes zoster ophthalmicus, defined as herpes zoster of the ophthalmic branch of the fifth cranial nerve. Among healthy children, primary varicella-zoster virus infection during gestation as a result of maternal varicella or the first year of life is the major risk factor for development of herpes zoster in a relatively young age. Here we present an unusual case of herpes zoster ophthalmicus with dissemination in an immunocompetent toddler with favorable outcome. The child’s mother contracted chickenpox in late pregnancy and her son was very likely infected with varicella-zoster virus in utero. During a two-year follow-up the child vision was normal and there was no evidence of post herpetic neuralgia.http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/folmed.2017.60.issue-1/folmed-2017-0064/folmed-2017-0064.xml?format=INTvaricella-zoster virusherpes zoster ophthalmicusinfancy |
| spellingShingle | Komitova Radka T. Boykinova Oliana B. Stoyanova Nina S. The Skin and the Eye - Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in a Healthy 18-month-old Toddler Folia Medica varicella-zoster virus herpes zoster ophthalmicus infancy |
| title | The Skin and the Eye - Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in a Healthy 18-month-old Toddler |
| title_full | The Skin and the Eye - Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in a Healthy 18-month-old Toddler |
| title_fullStr | The Skin and the Eye - Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in a Healthy 18-month-old Toddler |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Skin and the Eye - Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in a Healthy 18-month-old Toddler |
| title_short | The Skin and the Eye - Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in a Healthy 18-month-old Toddler |
| title_sort | skin and the eye herpes zoster ophthalmicus in a healthy 18 month old toddler |
| topic | varicella-zoster virus herpes zoster ophthalmicus infancy |
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