Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Associated with Chickenpox.
10.3341/jkos.2008.49.5.853
- Author:
Sang Hyuk KIM
1
;
Young Jun YUN
;
Jung Yeul KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National Univercity, Deajeon, Korea. kimjy@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Central retinal artery occlusion;
Chickenpox
- MeSH:
Antibodies, Antinuclear;
Antibodies, Antiphospholipid;
Biopsy;
Carotid Arteries;
Chickenpox;
Erythema;
Eye;
Female;
Hematologic Tests;
Humans;
Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Retinal Artery;
Retinal Artery Occlusion;
Rheumatoid Factor;
Skin;
Thrombophilia;
Vision, Ocular;
Visual Acuity;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2008;49(5):853-857
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To report a case of central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) associated with chickenpox. CASE SUMMARY: A 24-year-old female presenting with a history of centripetal eruption and erythema, followed by vesicle and eschar, was diagnosed with varicella and managed in a local medical clinic. Five days after the varicella eruption, she experienced decreased vision in her left eye. On initial exam visual acuity was light-sense positive in the left eye and 1.0 in the right eye; on fundus examination the patient was diagnosed with CRAO. We performed hematologic tests including thrombophilia studies, but there were no abnormal findings on routine hematologic tests, the carotid artery, or cardiovascular examinations. Antinuclear antibody, rheumatoid factor, and antiphospholipid antibody were negative. Skin biopsy and PCR results both corresponded with varicella, and the patient was diagnosed with CRAO associated with chickenpox.
