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

Publication Title

Annals of Ophthalmology

ISSN

1530-4086

Divisions

fac_med

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

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