A Case of Anterior uveitis Following Influenza Vaccination.

Kim, Ye Ni; Choi, Hyuck Won; Lee, Joo Hwa; Kang, Ja Heon

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2006;47(2):328-331.
Published online February 28, 2006.

A Case of Anterior uveitis Following Influenza Vaccination.

Ye Ni Kim, Hyuck Won Choi, Joo Hwa Lee, Ja Heon Kang

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea. hukang@dreamwiz.com
²Department of Ophthalmology, Inje University College of Medicine, Sang-gye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

인플루엔자 백신 접종 후 발생한 전포도막염 1예

김예니¹,최혁원²,이주화²,강자헌¹

Department of Ophthalmology, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital¹, Seoul, Korea Department of Ophthalmology, Inje University College of Medicine, Sang-gye Paik Hospital², Seoul, Korea

Correspondence: Ye Ni Kim, M.D.¹

Abstract

PURPOSE
To report one case of anterior uveitis following influenza vaccination in immunecompromised patient. METHODS: A 63-year-old woman with anterior uveitis following influenza vaccination 9 days after ovarian cancer chemotherapy was examined systematically and treated with 1% prednisolone eyedrop and dexamethasone subconjunctival injection. RESULTS: At the first visit, the corrected vision and intraocular pressure were 0.3 and 23 mmHg in both eyes. And, corneal edema and inflammatory cells in anterior chamber and vitreous were found, but there was no abnormal finding in fundus photography, fluorescein angiography and systemic evaluation. Although the response to steroid treatment was slow, she got better ophthalmologically and no problem in follow checkup 6 months later. CONCLUSIONS: We report a case of anterior uveitis following influenza vaccination in an immunocompromised patient after chemotheraphy and recommend to be cautious in influenza vaccination in the suspicious case of immunecompromized state.

Key Words: Anterior uveitis;Immunodeficiency;Influenza vaccination