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Herpetic anterior uveitis following Pfizer–BioNTech coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine: two case reports

Authors: José Manuel Ortiz-Egea, Cristina Gómez Sánchez, Andrés López-Jiménez, Olga Diego Navarro

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2022

Abstract

Purpose

To describe two cases of herpetic anterior uveitis after inoculation of the first dose of Pfizer–BioNTech coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine.

Methods

Case 1: a healthy 92-year-old Caucasian woman developed symptomatic unilateral anterior uveitis for 3 days after Pfizer–BioNTech coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination (Pfizer Inc.). The episode fully resolved with topical and oral antiviral treatment. Case 2: a previously healthy 85-year-old Caucasian woman with left hemicranial signs of herpes zoster infection, associated with herpetic keratouveitis for 3 days after Pfizer–BioNTech coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination. Treatment with topical antibiotics and both oral and topical antiherpetic medication was administered, and she recovered successfully in 5 weeks.

Conclusion

Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of eye inflammation in the form of herpetic reactivation after coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination.

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Title: Herpetic anterior uveitis following Pfizer–BioNTech coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine: two case reports
Authors: José Manuel Ortiz-Egea
Cristina Gómez Sánchez
Andrés López-Jiménez
Olga Diego Navarro
Publication date: 01-12-2022
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keywords: Herpes Virus
Shingles
Uveitis
COVID-19 Vaccination
Vaccination
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2022
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03350-6

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