Coexistence of Ophthalmic Shingles and COVID-19 in a Patient Who Applied with Encephalitis Clinic

ABSTRACT

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a member of the herpes virus family and is the causative agent of chickenpox and shingles. While chickenpox, which is the primary infection, is mostly seen in childhood, shingles is located latently in the dorsal root sensory ganglia and cranial nerve ganglia, causing recurrent attacks in adulthood. Shingles may rarely present with neurological complications such as encephalitis. Many diseases are seen in the coexistence of Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) due to the pandemic. In this case report, it was aimed to draw attention to the ophthalmic varicella zoster virus infection with a different clinical onset accompanied by COVID-19 who presented with the clinic of encephalitis.