Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in an Immunocompetent Child With Concurrent COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) is a rare complication of herpes zoster (HZ) that can occur in pediatric patients. It can have significant implications for affected individuals, with the potential for patients to experience ocular complications. Additionally, HZO can have a chronic disease course,...

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Autores principales: El belidi, Hala, cherkaoui, lalla ouafa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Ophthalmology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10151157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37139034
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37020
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description Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) is a rare complication of herpes zoster (HZ) that can occur in pediatric patients. It can have significant implications for affected individuals, with the potential for patients to experience ocular complications. Additionally, HZO can have a chronic disease course, requiring long-term treatment in some patients. Following the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic, reports worldwide have identified a potential association between HZO and COVID-19. This case report describes a rare case of a child presenting HZO during a COVID-19 infection.
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spelling pubmed-101511572023-05-02 Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in an Immunocompetent Child With Concurrent COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review El belidi, Hala cherkaoui, lalla ouafa Cureus Ophthalmology Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) is a rare complication of herpes zoster (HZ) that can occur in pediatric patients. It can have significant implications for affected individuals, with the potential for patients to experience ocular complications. Additionally, HZO can have a chronic disease course, requiring long-term treatment in some patients. Following the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic, reports worldwide have identified a potential association between HZO and COVID-19. This case report describes a rare case of a child presenting HZO during a COVID-19 infection. Cureus 2023-04-01 /pmc/articles/PMC10151157/ /pubmed/37139034 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37020 Text en Copyright © 2023, El belidi et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in an Immunocompetent Child With Concurrent COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review
title Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in an Immunocompetent Child With Concurrent COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in an Immunocompetent Child With Concurrent COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_fullStr Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in an Immunocompetent Child With Concurrent COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in an Immunocompetent Child With Concurrent COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_short Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in an Immunocompetent Child With Concurrent COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_sort herpes zoster ophthalmicus in an immunocompetent child with concurrent covid-19 infection: a case report and literature review
topic Ophthalmology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10151157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37139034
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37020
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