| Titel | Three Consecutive Episodes of Acute Retinal Necrosis Due to Herpes Simplex-1 over Twelve Years Following Herpetic Encephalitis |
| Doel | To report a case of multiple delayed recurrence of acute retinal necrosis syndrome occurring in the same eye following initial herpetic encephalitis |
| Methodes | Case report and review of literature. Complete ophthalmic examination and Fluorescein Angiography were performed. Presence of herpes simplex virus DNA was tested by Polymerase Chain Reaction on aqueous humour sample |
| Resultaten | An otherwise healthy 67-year-old woman experienced three episodes of acute retinal necrosis in the left eye three months, three years and twelve years respectively following initial Herpes Simplex-1 encephalitis. This is the first case report of more than one such recurrence, moreover in the same eye, and with such long interval |
| Conclusie | This case illustrates that extremely long intervals between initial herpetic encephalitis and acute necrosis syndrome recurrence can occur, warranting thus a long follow-up of these patients |
| Naam | LEFEBVRE |
| Initialen | P |
| Instituut | ERASME |
| Stad | BRUSSELS |
| Naam | KLEIN |
| Initialen | ANNA |
| Instituut | ERASME |
| Stad | BRUSSELS |