Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Infection among Eye Patients – Federal Medical Centre, (Fmc), Birni Kebbi, Kebbi State Experience
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 12
Abstract
These are reports of cases of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO) seen in10 Nigerian adults at the Eye clinic of Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Birni Kebbi, Kebbi State, Nigeria, some of whom tested positive to HIV infection using Elisa method with confirmation using the Western blot test. There were 6 male and 4 female patients. Four(40%) of these patients tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus, HIV. The ocular complications of HZO included corneal opacity (4/10), keratitis (7/10), uveitis (10/10), and elevated intraocular pressure (4/10). It was observed that patients who were HIV seropositive did not recover as quickly as the seronegative ones, though visual outcome among all the patients was generally poor. It could be concluded that HZO infection may indicate underlying HIV infection in adult African. Early institution of HZO antiviral therapy is recommended to reduce ocular complication and vision loss.
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Dr Saka Eletu Sadiat
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