A 35 year-old healthy woman presented with unilateral anterior uveitis 10 days after the yellow fever vaccination. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Anterior and Intermediate Uveitis Following Yellow Fever Vaccination with Fractional Dose: Case Reports.
Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2018 Aug 28:1-3. Epub 2018 Aug 28. PMID: 30153765
Ana Luiza Biancardi
PURPOSE: To describe two cases of anterior and intermediate uveitis following yellow fever vaccination with fractional dose.
METHODS: Case report.
RESULTS: Case 1: A 35 year-old healthy woman presented with unilateral anterior uveitis 10 days after the yellow fever vaccination. Testing excluded infectious and rheumatic diseases and the episode was fully recovered after a short course of topical treatment. Case 2: A 21 year-old previously healthy woman presentedwith blurred vision in the left eye (OS) 14 days after the yellow fever vaccination. The ophthalmic examination of the OS revealed intermediated uveitis. Testing excluded infectious and neurological diseases. After six weeks of treatment with oral prednisone, the ocular inflammation had resolved.
CONCLUSION: Physicians should be aware of the possibility of eye inflammation following the yellow fever vaccination.