Chicken Pox Associated Bilateral Retinal Vasculitis in an Immunocompetent Young Male; an Unusual Case Report
| Autor: | Rajya Laxmi Gurung |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty animal structures viruses 01 natural sciences 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine medicine 0101 mathematics Chicken Pox Young male Unusual case Retinal vasculitis business.industry 010102 general mathematics virus diseases Retinal General Medicine medicine.disease humanities chemistry Infectious disease (medical specialty) 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Vasculitis business |
| Zdroj: | Birat Journal of Health Sciences. 4:680-682 |
| ISSN: | 2542-2804 2542-2758 |
| Popis: | DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/bjhs.v4i1.23953 Chicken pox is considered as benign infectious disease with variable ocular manifestations. We report a case of bilateral retinal vasculitis following chicken pox in a healthy 17-year-old male. The retinal manifestation is stabilized by treatment with oral acyclovir in combination with systemic steroids. Keywords: Acyclovir, chicken pox, steroids, vasculitis |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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