Reem H ElSheikh1, Abid Haseeb2, Taher K Eleiwa3, Abdelrahman M Elhusseiny2,4. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt. 2. Department of Ophthalmology, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. 3. Department of Ophthalmology, Benha University, Benha, Egypt. 4. Department of Ophthalmology, Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To describe a case of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)-associated anterior uveitis after receiving the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine. METHODS: A retrospective case report. RESULTS: An 18-year-old girl, with a history of antinuclear antibody positive oligoarticular JIA, presented with bilateral anterior uveitis 5 days after the second dose of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine. Ocular examination revealed anterior uveitis with reduced visual acuity in both eyes. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography showed hyperreflective dots in the anterior chamber (AC) and fine endothelial granularities representing the circulating cells in the AC. Uveitis in both eyes resolved gradually after topical steroid treatment without recurrence. CONCLUSION: This report demonstrates a potential causal association of COVID-19 vaccine with anterior uveitis.
PURPOSE: To describe a case of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)-associated anterior uveitis after receiving the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine. METHODS: A retrospective case report. RESULTS: An 18-year-old girl, with a history of antinuclear antibody positive oligoarticular JIA, presented with bilateral anterior uveitis 5 days after the second dose of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine. Ocular examination revealed anterior uveitis with reduced visual acuity in both eyes. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography showed hyperreflective dots in the anterior chamber (AC) and fine endothelial granularities representing the circulating cells in the AC. Uveitis in both eyes resolved gradually after topical steroid treatment without recurrence. CONCLUSION: This report demonstrates a potential causal association of COVID-19 vaccine with anterior uveitis.
Authors: Xin Le Ng; Bjorn Kaijun Betzler; Sean Ng; Soon Phaik Chee; Lakshminarayanan Rajamani; Amit Singhal; Andres Rousselot; Carlos E Pavesio; Vishali Gupta; Marc D de Smet; Rupesh Agrawal Journal: Ophthalmol Ther Date: 2021-12-16