Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Associated with Chickenpox.

Kim, Sang Hyuk; Yun, Young Jun; Kim, Jung Yeul

doi:2008.49.5.853

J Korean Ophthalmol Soc > Volume 49(5); 2008 > Article

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2008;49(5):853-857.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2008.49.5.853 Published online May 15, 2008.

Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Associated with Chickenpox.

Sang Hyuk Kim, Young Jun Yun, Jung Yeul Kim

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National Univercity, Deajeon, Korea. kimjy@cnu.ac.kr

수두에서 발생한 망막중심동맥폐쇄

김상혁ㆍ윤용준ㆍ김정열

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National Univercity, Deajeon, Korea

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.

Key Words: Central retinal artery occlusion;Chickenpox