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Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Associated with HIV Infection: Case Report

HIV Enfeksiyonu ile İlişkili Herpes Zoster Oftalmikus: Olgu Sunumu

Salih Emre(Sakarya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi)0000-0003-4216-5287
Hande Moralı(SAKARYA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, ENFEKSİYON HASTALIKLARI ANABİLİM DALI)0009-0001-5255-0667
Aslı Vatan(SAKARYA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, ENFEKSİYON HASTALIKLARI ANABİLİM DALI)0000-0003-4157-9226
Ertuğrul Güçlü(SAKARYA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, ENFEKSİYON HASTALIKLARI ANABİLİM DALI)0000-0003-2860-2831
Aziz Öğütlü(SAKARYA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, ENFEKSİYON HASTALIKLARI ANABİLİM DALI)0000-0003-3840-4038
Oğuz Karabay(SAKARYA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, ENFEKSİYON HASTALIKLARI ANABİLİM DALI)0000-0003-1514-1685
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2026-06-08
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This case highlights the importance of HIV screening in patients diagnosed with herpes zoster and reminds the increased incidence of herpes zoster in individuals living with HIV.

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Objective & Hypothesis:A thirty-five-year-old woman presented to the Rheumatology outpatient clinic with knee pain and recurrent oral ulcers.
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Key Findings & Data:The patient developed a vesicular rash around the left eye 10 days after antiretroviral therapy was started and was diagnosed as herpes zoster ophthalmicus.
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Conclusion & Impact:This case highlights the importance of HIV screening in patients diagnosed with herpes zoster and reminds the increased incidence of herpes zoster in individuals living with HIV.
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⚙️Variables:HIV · herpes zoster · Oftalmik Zona

Abstract

A thirty-five-year-old woman presented to the Rheumatology outpatient clinic with knee pain and recurrent oral ulcers. Complete blood counts revealed leukopenia and neutropenia and further investigations revealed HIV positivity. The patient developed a vesicular rash around the left eye 10 days after antiretroviral therapy was started and was diagnosed as herpes zoster ophthalmicus. This case highlights the importance of HIV screening in patients diagnosed with herpes zoster and reminds the increased incidence of herpes zoster in individuals living with HIV.

Özet

Otuz beş yaşında kadın hasta, diz ağrısı ve tekrarlayan oral aftlar nedeniyle Romatoloji polikliniğine başvurdu. Hemogram tetkiklerinde lökopeni ve nötropeni saptanması üzerine yapılan ileri tetkiklerde HIV pozitifliği tespit edildi. Antiretroviral tedavi başlandıktan 10 gün sonra sol göz çevresinde veziküler döküntü gelişen hastaya herpes zoster oftalmikus tanısı konuldu. Bu olgu, zona tanısı alan hastalarda HIV taramasının önemini ve HIV ile yaşayan bireylerde zona sıklığının arttığını hatırlatmaktadır.

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Emre, S., Moralı, H., Vatan, A., Güçlü, E., Öğütlü, A., Karabay, O. (2026). Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Associated with HIV Infection: Case Report. Akdeniz Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 1. https://doi.org/10.53394/akd.1713625

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