Background To report a case of herpetic uveitis caused by herpes simplex virus after cataract surgery in a patient without prior viral keratitis or uveitis. Case presentation A 70-year-old female was referred to our clinic with a 16-day history of acute blurry vision with painful redness in the right eye. She accepted cataract surgery for the right eye ten days before initial of ocular symptoms. There was significant inflammation in anterior chamber of the right eye. Retina exam showed moderate dense vitreous opacity but not necrotic or focal retinal lesion in the right eye. The aqueous humor collected from the right eye was positive for herpes simplex virus (HSV) DNA by PCR. The diagnosis of herpetic uveitis in the right eye was made due to clinical presentations and aqueous humor examination. Conclusion Herpetic virus reactivation might occasionally occur after intraocular surgery in patients without prior ocular viral diseases, inducing atypical postoperative intraocular inflammation.
基金：
Capital Health Research and Development of Special [SF-2018-2-1081]; Capital Medical University Affiliated Beijing Tongren Hospital Key Medical Development Plan [trzdyxzy201801]
第一作者机构：[1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tongren Eye Ctr, Beijing Tongren Hosp, Beijing, Peoples R China[2]Beijing Inst Ophthalmol, Beijing 100005, Peoples R China[3]Beijing Ophthalmol & Visual Sci Key Lab, Beijing, Peoples R China
通讯作者：
通讯机构：[1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tongren Eye Ctr, Beijing Tongren Hosp, Beijing, Peoples R China[2]Beijing Inst Ophthalmol, Beijing 100005, Peoples R China[3]Beijing Ophthalmol & Visual Sci Key Lab, Beijing, Peoples R China[4]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tongren Hosp, Beijing Tongren Eye Ctr, Beijing Inst Ophthalmol,Beijing Ophthalmol & Visu, 17 Hougou Lane,Chongnei St, Beijing 100005, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714)：
Hu Feng,Guan Wenxue,Zhang Yongpeng,et al.Herpetic uveitis caused by herpes simplex virus after cataract surgery in a patient without prior viral keratitis or uveitis: a case report[J].BMC OPHTHALMOLOGY.2022,22(1):doi:10.1186/s12886-022-02326-w.
APA：
Hu, Feng,Guan, Wenxue,Zhang, Yongpeng&Peng, Xiaoyan.(2022).Herpetic uveitis caused by herpes simplex virus after cataract surgery in a patient without prior viral keratitis or uveitis: a case report.BMC OPHTHALMOLOGY,22,(1)
MLA：
Hu, Feng,et al."Herpetic uveitis caused by herpes simplex virus after cataract surgery in a patient without prior viral keratitis or uveitis: a case report".BMC OPHTHALMOLOGY 22..1(2022)
