Central retinal vein occlusion secondary to varicella zoster retinal vasculitis in an immunocompetent individual during the COVID-19 pandemic - A case report

We report the occurrence of unilateral central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) in a young yoga enthusiast who presented amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Subtle signs of uveitis when systemically investigated revealed a multitude of causes, but ocular fluid polymerase chain reaction was positive for varic...

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Autores principales: Sarpangala, Shailaja, George, Neenu M, Kamath, Yogish S, Kulkarni, Chidanand
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
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Expedited Publication, Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8544091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34427261
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1644_21
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author Sarpangala, Shailaja
George, Neenu M
Kamath, Yogish S
Kulkarni, Chidanand
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description We report the occurrence of unilateral central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) in a young yoga enthusiast who presented amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Subtle signs of uveitis when systemically investigated revealed a multitude of causes, but ocular fluid polymerase chain reaction was positive for varicella zoster virus (VZV). The prompt initiation of antivirals resulted in a good visual outcome. Our case describes the rare presentation of VZV retinal vasculitis as CRVO in a young healthy individual and highlights the importance of early antiviral therapy for favorable outcomes.
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spelling pubmed-85440912021-10-29 Central retinal vein occlusion secondary to varicella zoster retinal vasculitis in an immunocompetent individual during the COVID-19 pandemic - A case report Sarpangala, Shailaja George, Neenu M Kamath, Yogish S Kulkarni, Chidanand Indian J Ophthalmol Expedited Publication, Case Reports We report the occurrence of unilateral central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) in a young yoga enthusiast who presented amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Subtle signs of uveitis when systemically investigated revealed a multitude of causes, but ocular fluid polymerase chain reaction was positive for varicella zoster virus (VZV). The prompt initiation of antivirals resulted in a good visual outcome. Our case describes the rare presentation of VZV retinal vasculitis as CRVO in a young healthy individual and highlights the importance of early antiviral therapy for favorable outcomes. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021-09 2021-08-25 /pmc/articles/PMC8544091/ /pubmed/34427261 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1644_21 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Indian Journal of Ophthalmology https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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George, Neenu M
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Central retinal vein occlusion secondary to varicella zoster retinal vasculitis in an immunocompetent individual during the COVID-19 pandemic - A case report
title Central retinal vein occlusion secondary to varicella zoster retinal vasculitis in an immunocompetent individual during the COVID-19 pandemic - A case report
title_full Central retinal vein occlusion secondary to varicella zoster retinal vasculitis in an immunocompetent individual during the COVID-19 pandemic - A case report
title_fullStr Central retinal vein occlusion secondary to varicella zoster retinal vasculitis in an immunocompetent individual during the COVID-19 pandemic - A case report
title_full_unstemmed Central retinal vein occlusion secondary to varicella zoster retinal vasculitis in an immunocompetent individual during the COVID-19 pandemic - A case report
title_short Central retinal vein occlusion secondary to varicella zoster retinal vasculitis in an immunocompetent individual during the COVID-19 pandemic - A case report
title_sort central retinal vein occlusion secondary to varicella zoster retinal vasculitis in an immunocompetent individual during the covid-19 pandemic - a case report
topic Expedited Publication, Case Reports
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8544091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34427261
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1644_21
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