Varicella Zoster Virus-induced Acute Retinal Necrosis Following Acute Meningoencephalitis in a Patient with Presumed COVID-19
A case of VZV-induced ARN following acute meningoencephalitis was observed in association with presumed COVID-19. This could be an incidental finding during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, it could also suggest that COVID-19 might trigger ARN in cases with latent herpes family viruses.
Authors
- Alireza Ramezani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1925-1251)
- Faezeh Khorasanizadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3048-1944)
- Narsis Daftarian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5846-8739)
- Kiana Hassanpour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1788-7352)
- Mahmood Nabavi
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Research Canada (CA)
- Imam Hossein Hospital (IR)
- Razi Hospital (IR)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research
- Published
- 2024-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18502/jovr.v19i4.8579
- Primary Topic
- Retinal and Optic Conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00