Ansari Waseem H, Pichi Francesco, Pecen Paula E, Lowder Careen Y, Srivistava Sunil K
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cole Eye Institute, 9500 Euclid Avenue Mail Code i13, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 1675 Aurora Court, F731, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
Int Ophthalmol. 2018 Apr;38(2):829-832. doi: 10.1007/s10792-017-0521-7. Epub 2017 Apr 22.
To report a case of herpes zoster keratitis in a patient undergoing treatment for herpetic acute retinal necrosis.
Case report.
A 71 year old male presented with acute retinal necrosis of the left eye due to herpes zoster and was treated with intravitreal foscarnet and oral valcyclovir. He developed a retinal detachment and underwent surgical repair. After four weeks, he developed an ipsilateral herpetic zoster keratitis demonstrated by Rose-Bengal staining that was responsive to topical ganciclovir gel.
This case report describes the unusual development of herpes zoster keratitis after the development of unilateral acute retinal necrosis (ARN) in a patient on antiviral treatment.
报告1例正在接受疱疹性急性视网膜坏死治疗的患者发生带状疱疹性角膜炎的病例。
病例报告。
一名71岁男性因带状疱疹导致左眼急性视网膜坏死，接受玻璃体内膦甲酸和口服伐昔洛韦治疗。他发生了视网膜脱离并接受了手术修复。四周后，他出现同侧带状疱疹性角膜炎，经孟加拉玫瑰红染色证实，局部应用更昔洛韦凝胶有效。
本病例报告描述了1例接受抗病毒治疗的患者在发生单侧急性视网膜坏死（ARN）后出现带状疱疹性角膜炎这一不寻常情况。
