Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in an 11-year-old Healthy Boy
We report a rare case of an immunocompetent 11-year-old boy who presented with left-sided herpes zoster ophthalmicus with a negative Hutchinson sign. The child initially had a headache and pain in the forehead region, followed by a vesicular rash on the left side of the forehead and scalp. After 3 d...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2024-04-01
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| Series: | Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/DLJO.DLJO_8_24 |
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| Summary: | We report a rare case of an immunocompetent 11-year-old boy who presented with left-sided herpes zoster ophthalmicus with a negative Hutchinson sign. The child initially had a headache and pain in the forehead region, followed by a vesicular rash on the left side of the forehead and scalp. After 3 days of skin rash, he developed blurring of vision, conjunctivitis, and superficial punctate keratopathy. There was a history of having chicken pox at 4 years of age. He was treated with oral and topical acyclovir. The ocular pathology healed in 2 weeks and the skin lesions healed after 8 weeks with scarring. |
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| ISSN: | 0972-0200 2454-2784 |