A rapid indirect micro-immunofluorescence test capable of detecting and differentiating type-specific antibodies to herpes simplex virus is described. The test proved highly sensitive and, in 80 patients with active herpes ocular infection, antibody was detected in 94 %. No anti-herpes antibody was detected in a control group of 20 patients with adenovirus infections. Testing of animal sera pre...

A rapid indirect micro-immunofluorescence test capable of detecting and differentiating type-specific antibodies to herpes simplex virus is described. The test proved highly sensitive and, in 80 patients with active herpes ocular infection, antibody was detected in 94%. No anti-herpes antibody was detected in a control group of 20 patients with adenovirus infections. Testing of animal sera prep...

BACKGROUND Herpes zoster ophthalmicus is defined as herpes zoster involvement of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve. Ocular involvement occurs in 20-70% of patients with herpes zoster ophthalmicus and may include blepharitis, keratoconjunctivitis, iritis, scleritis, and acute retinal necrosis. Orbital apex syndrome is a rare but severe ocular complication of herpes zoster ophthalmi...

herpes zoster ophthalmicus (hzo) is a clinical manifestation of the reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus (vzv) infection and is more common in people with diminished cell-mediated immunity. lesions and pain correspond to the affected dermatomes, mostly in first or second trigeminal branch and progress from maculae, papules to vesicles and form pustules, and crusts. complications are cu...

PURPOSE To describe a case of bilateral herpes simplex keratitis accompanying chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). DESIGN Observational case report. CASE REPORT An 11-year-old boy with myelocytic leukemia underwent allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. He developed symptoms of the skin, eyes, and mouth, and lip biopsy indicated chronic GVHD. Persistent keratitis with corneal filament...

BACKGROUND Ocular complications of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) may lead to substantial visual disability, severe post-herpetic neuralgia and rarely fatal cerebral complications. AIM To identify the pattern of ocular manifestation in herpes zoster ophthalmicus. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional descriptive study was under taken including the clinically diagnosed cases of HZO. All ...

Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO) is not an uncommon condition in the elderly and the immunocompromised. The common ocular manifestations include blepharoconjunctivitis, keratitis and uveitis. Dramatic presentations like orbital apex syndrome and superior orbital fissure syndromes occur rarely in patients with herpes zoster meningo-encephalitis. We report a patient with herpes zoster meningo-enc...

H.erpesvirus hominis is a highly successful parasite, having developed a relationship to the host which assures its perpetuation without seriously disturbing the host population. From 50 to 90 per cent of the adult population has neutralizing antibodies to herpes simplex, indicating previous infection, but most of these affected individuals show no clinical manifestation of disease. Ocular herp...

BACKGROUND A significant number of patients with HIV/AIDS can have ocular manifestations. Almost every structure in the eyes can be affected in this condition. OBJECTIVE To study various ocular manifestations in the cases known to be infected with HIV. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out including 117 subjects positive for HIV using the purposive sampli...