Open AccessCombined central retinal artery and vein occlusion with optic perineuritis following herpes zoster dermatitis in an immunocompetent child
Author(s) -
Reema Bansal,
Ramandeep Singh,
Aastha Takkar,
Vivek Lal
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_480_17
Subject(s) - medicine , central retinal vein occlusion , central retinal artery occlusion , central retinal artery , central retinal vein , occlusion , ophthalmology , ophthalmic artery , retinal , surgery , macular edema , cardiology , blood flow
A 15-year-old healthy boy developed acute, rapidly progressing visual loss in left eye following herpes zoster dermatitis, with a combined central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) and central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO), along with optic perineuritis. Laboratory tests were negative. Despite an empirical, intensive antiviral treatment with systemic corticosteroids, and vision could not be restored in the affected eye. Herpes zoster dermatitis, in an immunocompetent individual, may be associated with a combined CRAO and CRVO along with optic perineuritis, leading to profound visual loss.