Acute Corneal Transplant Rejection After COVID-19 Vaccination.
Cornea
; 41(1): 121-124, 2022 Jan 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1462537
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this report was to describe 4 cases of acute corneal transplant rejection occurring in association with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mRNA vaccination.METHODS:
Four patients with prior keratoplasty developed presumed immunologic rejection after the mRNA-1273 vaccination for coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Case 1 had received Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty 6 months ago and presented with endothelial graft rejection 3 weeks after the first vaccine dose. Case 2 had undergone penetrating keratoplasty 3 years previously and presented with acute endothelial rejection 9 days after the second vaccine dose. Case 3 had prior Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and began experiencing symptoms of endothelial graft rejection 2 weeks after the second vaccine dose. Case 4 presented with endothelial rejection of the penetrating keratoplasty graft 2 weeks after the second vaccine dose.RESULTS:
Frequent topical corticosteroids alone were initiated in all 4 cases. In case 1, the endothelial rejection line appeared fainter with improvement in visual acuity and corneal edema 5 weeks after diagnosis. Case 2 experienced complete resolution of corneal stromal edema and rejection line 6 weeks after diagnosis. Cases 3 and 4 have both experienced initial improvement with steroid treatment as well.CONCLUSIONS:
These cases suggest acute corneal endothelial rejection may occur soon after either dose of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. Prompt initiation of aggressive topical steroid therapy may result in complete resolution of clinical signs and symptoms. Further studies are needed to elucidate the causal mechanism of corneal graft rejection after COVID-19 vaccination.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Keratoplasty, Penetrating
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Vaccination
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Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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2019-nCoV Vaccine mRNA-1273
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Graft Rejection
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Cornea
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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