Optic chiasm, optic nerve, and retinal involvement secondary to varicella-zoster virus

Arch Ophthalmol. 2001 Apr;119(4):608-10. doi: 10.1001/archopht.119.4.608.

Abstract

Immunocompromised patients are known to be at risk for varicella-zoster virus reactivation, often in atypical manners. We describe a 30-year-old man with simultaneous involvement of the retina, optic chiasm, and optic nerve with varicella-zoster virus who had a bitemporal visual field defect.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus / pathology
  • Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus / virology*
  • Herpesvirus 3, Human / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / complications
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Optic Chiasm / pathology
  • Optic Chiasm / virology*
  • Optic Nerve / pathology
  • Optic Nerve / virology*
  • Optic Nerve Diseases / pathology
  • Optic Nerve Diseases / virology*
  • Retina / pathology
  • Retina / virology*
  • Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / pathology
  • Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / virology*
  • Virus Activation
  • Visual Acuity
  • Visual Fields