Optic chiasm, optic nerve, and retinal involvement secondary to varicella-zoster virus

Authors
Greven, CM Singh, T Stanton, CA Martin, TJ
Citation
Cm. Greven et al., Optic chiasm, optic nerve, and retinal involvement secondary to varicella-zoster virus, ARCH OPHTH, 119(4), 2001, pp. 608-610
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Optalmology,"da verificare
Journal title
ARCHIVES OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
ISSN journal
00039950 → ACNP
Volume
119
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
608 - 610
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9950(200104)119:4<608:OCONAR>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Immunocompromised patients are known to be at risk for varicella-zoster vir us reactivation, often in atypical manners. We describe a 30-year-old man w ith simultaneous involvement of the retina, optic chiasm, and optic nerve w ith varicella-zoster virus who had a bitemporal visual field defect.