Bilateral Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus: A Painful Dermatomal Rash of Both Eyes in A 4 Years-Old Child |Biomedgrid

Zoster ophthalmicus is caused by reactivation of varicella zoster viruses, which belong to the group of herpes viruses. The symptoms and complaints, such as a dermatomal rash in the forehead area and painful inflammation of all tissues in the anterior and, less commonly, posterior ocular structures, can be very severe. Diagnosis is based on the characteristic findings in the anterior ocular structures associated with zoster dermatitis of the 1st trigeminal branch (V1). We present an interesting case of a 4 years-old boy with bilateral herpes zoster ophthalmicus with a bridging connection between both eyes.