Herpes Zoster Chorioretinopathy: A Case Series

ABSTRACT

Purpose

To report two patients with herpetic zoster panuveitis and chorioretinopathy with choroidal hypopigmentation.

Methods

Retrospective chart review of two patients.

Results

We report a series of two patients with a history of HZO with orbital inflammation and panuveitis, who developed patchy choroidal depigmentation consistent with a choroidopathy. The lesions were extensive and involved the posterior pole and mid-periphery in both cases. Both cases demonstrated scattered areas of ellipsoid zone loss, and fluorescein angiography showed corresponding late hyperfluorescence. OCTA in one case demonstrated flow voids at the level of choriocapillaris.

Conclusions

Our series suggests that herpetic chorioretinopathy may be a relatively benign process that presents late and may involve large areas of the posterior choroid.

KEYWORDS:

• Chorioretinopathy
• herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO)
• uveitis

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by the NEI intramural program and NEI K12 grant [EY022299].