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KMID : 0360220170580091099
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Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2017 Volume.58 No. 9 p.1099 ~ p.1105
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An Unusual Case of Orbital Inflammation Preceding Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
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Park Ji-Hyun
Lee Ji-Eun
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Abstract
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Purpose: To present a case of orbital inflammation and optic perineuritis preceding vesicular eruption in herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO).
Case summary: An 84-year-old woman with a history of gall bladder cancer and hypertension complained of left periorbital erythematous edema and discomfort. On examination, visual acuity was 20/25 bilaterally; no tenderness, proptosis or ophthalmoplegia was observed. Pupils were equal, round, and reactive to light without relative afferent pupillary defects. Slit-lamp examination revealed severe conjunctival injection and chemosis without keratitis or uveitis. The remainder of the ocular examination was unremarkable. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed left-sided preseptal swelling with an enlarged left lacrimal gland, high signal intensity of the retrobulbar fat and optic nerve sheath. Systemic antibiotic therapy with steroids was started under a presumed diagnosis of idiopathic orbital inflammatory disease, but the clinical presentation was unresolved. After 2 days, vesicular lesions confined to the first division of the trigeminal nerve and pseudodendritic keratitis developed on the left side leading to a diagnosis of HZO. Treatment with acyclovir immediately resolved anterior segment inflammation and periorbital edema. While on therapy, visual acuity deteriorated to 20/125 and the pupil became dilated and unresponsive to light over a few days. All signs and symptoms of acute orbitopathy and postherpetic neuralgia had resolved 3 months later with the exception of pupil abnormality and visual acuity.
Conclusions: HZO may present with symptoms and signs of orbital inflammation and optic perineuritis even in the absence of a vesicular rash. Thus, HZO should be considered in the differential diagnosis of unexplained acute orbital syndromes.
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KEYWORD
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Dacryoadenitis, Herpes zoster ophthalmicus, Optic perineuritis, Orbital inflammation
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