Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection (May 2021)

Varicella zoster virus anterior uveitis complicated by thalamic stroke

  • Casey L. Anthony,
  • Anastasios P. Costarides,
  • Steven Yeh,
  • Jessica G. Shantha

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12348-021-00243-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 4

Abstract

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Abstract We report a case of varicella zoster virus (VZV)-associated anterior uveitis in a patient with weight loss, arthritis and signs of inflammatory bowel disease. Her clinical course included the development of a thalamic stroke secondary to VZV cerebral vasculopathy. Following antiviral therapy, the patient’s neurologic symptoms recovered and her ophthalmic findings improved.