Abstract

Eye Complications of Chicken Pox in Port Harcourt Nigeria: Report of 4 Cases

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  • IntroductionChickenpox (varicella) is a highly contagious disease (an infection rate of 90% in close contacts) caused by the initial infection with varicella zoster virus [1]

  • Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the initial infection with varicella zoster virus [1]

  • We present here eye complications of chickenpox in 4 Nigerian adults who were otherwise healthy before the infection

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Summary

Introduction

Chickenpox (varicella) is a highly contagious disease (an infection rate of 90% in close contacts) caused by the initial infection with varicella zoster virus [1]. Case 1: A 45-year old secondary school teacher presented at our clinic in February 2018 on account of a 4-day history of redness, pain, purulent discharge, severe eyelid swelling, inability to open the eyes and diminution of vision in both eyes She had been diagnosed with chicken pox (A diagnosis of chickenpox was made based on it being an acute illness with diffuse maculo-papulovesicular rash, without other apparent cause) about 4 days prior to onset of ocular symptoms. The patient denied any history of use of TEM At presentation, he had severe photophobia and visual acuity was CF @ 1M in the Right Eye and 6/36 in the Left Eye. There was right eyelid edema, conjunctival injection, a central corneal ulcer and small non-reactive pupil. He had been diagnosed with chicken pox in a private clinic about 3 weeks prior to presentation of ocular symptoms

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