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Case Reports
. 2021 May 19;29(4):741-742.
doi: 10.1080/09273948.2021.1949478. Epub 2021 Jul 2.

Panuveitis following Vaccination for COVID-19

Lucy I Mudie  1 , Jon D Zick  2 , Mark S Dacey  2 , Alan G Palestine  1
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Panuveitis following Vaccination for COVID-19

Lucy I Mudie et al. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. .

Abstract

Background: COVID-19 vaccination has been accompanied by reports of inflammatory events. This report details a case of panuveitis following vaccination for COVID-19 Case.Description: A 43 year old female developed panuveitis with decreased vision three days after her second dose of Pfizer-Biontech mRNA vaccine. The choroid was significantly thickened and there was anterior chamber and vitreous inflammation. Shortly after onset of ocular symptoms she was also found have an asymptomatic COVID-19 infection. Treatment with oral and topical corticosteroids resulted in improvement in the panuveitis, with a mild recurrence after the initial attempt to taper these drugs.Conclusion: This report demonstrates a likely occurrence of vaccine-related panuveitis secondary to the Pfizer-Biotech mRNA vaccine for COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19; Panuveitis; choroidal thickening; mRNA vaccine; vaccination.

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