TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in an Immunocompetent Pediatric Patient following Facial Trauma
AU - Kamboj, Alisha
AU - Hwang, Christopher J.
AU - Mokhtarzadeh, Ali
AU - Harrison, Andrew R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Inc.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) is a neuro-oculo-dermic infection caused by reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus in the dorsal root ganglia of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve. Although a rare diagnosis in an otherwise healthy, vaccinated pediatric patient, this entity may occur with increasing frequency among those with preceding trauma, particularly in the month prior to presentation. Herein, we highlight a case of HZO in a vaccinated, immunocompetent adolescent in the setting of recent facial trauma.
AB - Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) is a neuro-oculo-dermic infection caused by reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus in the dorsal root ganglia of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve. Although a rare diagnosis in an otherwise healthy, vaccinated pediatric patient, this entity may occur with increasing frequency among those with preceding trauma, particularly in the month prior to presentation. Herein, we highlight a case of HZO in a vaccinated, immunocompetent adolescent in the setting of recent facial trauma.
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U2 - 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001970
DO - 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001970
M3 - Article
C2 - 34314396
AN - SCOPUS:85115652244
SN - 0740-9303
SP - E170-E172
JO - Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery
JF - Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery
ER -