Author(s)

Senkaye-Lagom Aimée Kissou^1*, Jean Wenceslas Diallo², Abdoul-Salam Ouédraogo³, Issouf Konaté⁴, Yemboado Adolphe Namoano¹, Boubacar Nacro¹

¹Department of Paediatrics, Sanou Souro Teaching Hospital, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
²Department of Ophtalmology, Sanou Souro Teaching Hospital, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
³Department of Bacteriology/Virology, Sanou Souro Teaching Hospital, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
⁴Department of Dermatology, Sanou Souro Teaching Hospital, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.

Herpes zoster and varicella are the two main clinical presentations of the varicella zoster virus infection. Varicella is the manifestation of primary infection. It is a systemic infection, frequent in childhood. Herpes zoster is a reactivation of the virus. It often occurs in immunocompromised situations such as AIDS. Several localizations can be observed in herpes zoster. Disseminated lesions are rarely described. Authors report a case of ophthalmic and generalized (or disseminated) herpes zoster in an immunocompetent child. No history of previous varicella and no particular medical background or family tare was found. However, maternal varicella when pregnant of our patient was reported. The patient had good nutritional status and no cause of immunosuppression. Immediate evolution was favorable for our patient, but the possibility of long-term complications of herpes zoster ophthalmicus should make consider the advisability of vaccination against varicella-zoster virus in children.

Herpes Zoster Ophtalmicus, Disseminated Zoster, Varicella-Zoster Virus, Immunocompetent Child

Kissou, S. , Diallo, J. , Ouédraogo, A. , Konaté, I. , Namoano, Y. and Nacro, B. (2016) Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus and Disseminated in an Immunocompetent Child. Open Journal of Pediatrics, 6, 257-261. doi: 10.4236/ojped.2016.64036.