Herpes zoster eye complications: rates and trends.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To provide population-based data on the risk, types, and outcomes of eye involvement in herpes zoster (HZ).

Methods

A cohort study based on review of the medical records of patients in whom HZ was diagnosed between January 1, 1980, and December 31, 2007, was performed. Herpes zoster was confirmed by the presence of the typical rash and symptoms or by laboratory testing, and eye involvement was confirmed by ophthalmologists' evaluation. Information was collected on all eye diagnoses and on HZ eye-related visits, treatments, procedures, and outcomes.

Results

Of the 2035 individuals with HZ in any dermatome, 184 (9.0%) had eye involvement. The mean age of the 184 was 62.6 years, and 5 cases occurred in patients younger than 21. Overall, 6.5% (12) were immunosuppr

SUBMITTER: Yawn BP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3788821 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature