Case Report

Conjunctivitis secondary to chickenpox: A case report

Volume: 3 Number: 2 June 10, 2018
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Conjunctivitis secondary to chickenpox: A case report

Abstract

Chickenpox is a common benign disease that is typically characterized by vesicular rashes. The disease is more common in children. Ocular complications of the chickenpox are rare. Vesicular eyelid lesions, conjunctivitis and corneal lesions are seen in almost 4% of chickenpox cases.

Here, we report on a rare case of conjunctivitis secondary to chickenpox.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

​Internal Diseases

Journal Section

Case Report

Authors

İsa An
Türkiye

İsmail Alpfidan This is me

Publication Date

June 10, 2018

Submission Date

February 21, 2018

Acceptance Date

March 17, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 3 Number: 2

Vancouver
1.Gurbet Acar Yüce, İsa An, İsmail Alpfidan. Conjunctivitis secondary to chickenpox: A case report. Arch Clin Exp Med. 2018 Jul. 1;3(2):97-9. doi:10.25000/acem.397207