Kyrieleis' vasculitis in acute retinal necrosis

Clin Ophthalmol. 2010 Jul 30:4:837-8. doi: 10.2147/opth.s11960.

Abstract

We report the first case in the literature of Kyrieleis' vasculitis related to acute retinal necrosis by Varicella zoster virus in a 76-year-old woman with bilateral involvement. In our patient the arterial lesions appeared 15 days after the initial presentation.

Keywords: Kyrieleis’ vasculitis; herpes virus; retinal necrosis.