Herpes-Zoster-Related Choroidopathy - A Report of Two Cases

Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2024 Nov;32(9):2250-2253. doi: 10.1080/09273948.2024.2320709. Epub 2024 Feb 27.

Abstract

Purpose: To report a rare finding, choroidopathy, in herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO).

Methods: Report of two cases.

Results: Multiple, well-defined, choroidal depigmented lesions were demonstrated in two cases of HZO on fundus color imaging, optical coherence tomography, fundus angiography, and indocyanine green angiography at 6 months.

Conclusion: This report demonstrates a very rare, late finding of choroidal involvement in two HZO cases.

Keywords: Choroiditis; herpes choroidopathy; herpes ophthalmopathy; herpes zoster; uveitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acyclovir / therapeutic use
  • Aged
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Choroid / diagnostic imaging
  • Choroid / pathology
  • Choroid Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Choroid Diseases* / etiology
  • Choroid Diseases* / virology
  • Coloring Agents / administration & dosage
  • Eye Infections, Viral / diagnosis
  • Eye Infections, Viral / drug therapy
  • Eye Infections, Viral / virology
  • Female
  • Fluorescein Angiography*
  • Fundus Oculi
  • Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus* / diagnosis
  • Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus* / drug therapy
  • Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus* / virology
  • Herpesvirus 3, Human / genetics
  • Herpesvirus 3, Human / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Indocyanine Green / administration & dosage
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence*
  • Visual Acuity / physiology

Substances

  • Indocyanine Green
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Coloring Agents
  • Acyclovir