Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) in the context of neonatal HSV-2 exposure and subconjunctival dexamethasone: case report and literature review | Zendy

Lindsay A. McGrath | Zendy; Marion L. Woods | Zendy; Lawrence Lee | Zendy; Diana Conrad | Zendy

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Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) in the context of neonatal HSV-2 exposure and subconjunctival dexamethasone: case report and literature review

Author(s) -

Lindsay A. McGrath,

Marion L. Woods,

Lawrence Lee,

Diana Conrad

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

digital journal of ophthalmology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.223

H-Index - 7

ISSN - 1542-8958

DOI - 10.5693/djo.02.2013.02.004

Subject(s) - dexamethasone , acute retinal necrosis , context (archaeology) , medicine , hsl and hsv , necrosis , ophthalmology , disease , pediatrics , immunology , pathology , virus , retinitis , biology , paleontology , human cytomegalovirus

HSV-2 is an important cause of the acute retinal necrosis (ARN) syndrome in younger patients. We describe an atypical case of HSV-2 ARN in the context of neonatal exposure and subconjunctival steroid injection. Clinicians should be aware of the association of neonatal or congenital exposure to HSV-2 as a risk factor for this disease because early treatment may improve outcome and/or avoid involvement of both eyes.

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