Herpes zoster virus sclerokeratitis and anterior uveitis in a child following varicella vaccination

Ayman Naseri ^a, William V. Good ^{a,b a,b} and Emmett T. Cunningham Jr. ^aA
New York, New York , USA10021; fax: (212) 628-0698.^[a]Francis I. Proctor Foundation and Department of Ophthalmology (A.N., E.T.C), University of California at San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA^[b]Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute (W.V.G.), San Francisco, California, USA
^A Inquiries to Emmett T. Cunningham, Jr., MD, PhD, MPH, Vitreous-Retina-Macula Consultants of New York; 519 East 72nd Street, Suite 203;
Manuscript accepted 26 September 2002;

 

To report a case of herpes zoster virus sclerokeratitis with anterior uveitis following vaccination with live attenuated varicella vaccine (Oka strain).

 

Case report.

 

The case records of the patient were reviewed retrospectively. Pertinent literature citations were identified using MEDLINE.