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IRITIS AND CONJUNCTIVITIS ASSOCIATED WITH CHICKENPOX
Author(s) -
SAARI K. M.,
VESIKARI T.,
TERHO O. H.,
UOTILA P. M.,
KOSKIMIES S.,
RÄlSÄNEN S.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1981.tb05761.x
Subject(s) - medicine , chickenpox , photophobia , dermatology , surgery , immunology , virus
We studied 6 patients with acute iritis or conjunctivitis associated with chickenpox. Five patients were male and one female with the age range nine to 29 years. Three patients had unilateral acute iritis with mild or moderate pericorneal injection, aqueous flare and cells, and keratic precipitates. The iritis subsided in 3 weeks during topical corticosteroid and cycloplegic treatment. Three patients had bilateral conjunctivitis characterized by a smarting sensation and redness in all cases, and photophobia, tearing and mucopurulent exudation in one. The conjunctivitis subsided in 5 to 10 days. All patients were HLA‐B27 negative suggesting that acute iritis or conjunctivitis following varicella infection is not associated with HLA‐B27.