Red eye in chickenpox: varicella-related acute anterior uveitis in a child
- 17 September 2010
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in BMJ Case Reports
- Vol. 2010 (ep16 1)
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.01.2010.2678
Abstract
Varicella-zoster virus is a common viral infection of childhood. This report concerns an 8-year-old girl who presented with a 5-day history of a typical varicella rash. She then developed red left eye 'conjunctivitis'. She had no discharge, mild pain and intense photophobia. She was referred to the acute eye clinic after 1 day and she was noted to have acute anterior uveitis. She was treated with gutt atropine 1% for 2 weeks until the inflammation resolved. She had no sequalae.Keywords
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