Acute retinal necrosis complicating chicken pox in a healthy adult: a case report and review of literature
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2007
Abstract
We report a case of unilateral acute retinal necrosis (ARN) with marked vitritis and retinal necrosis leading to retinal breaks following chicken pox successfully treated with intravenous acyclovir followed by oral acyclovir, orbital floor triamcinolone injections to contain the inflammation, and barrier laser therapy to secure the retinal breaks with good visual outcome. This case is unusual in its severity and the novel use orbital floor triamcinolone therapy to contain ARN inflammation.
Keywords
Acyclovir, Orbital Floor, Retinal Break, Oral Acyclovir, Good Visual Outcome
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Annals of Ophthalmology
Volume
39
Issue
1
Publisher
Humana Press
Additional Information
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia. tajun69@yahoo.com