Acute graft rejection in a high-risk corneal transplant following COVID-19 vaccination: A case report.
Indian J Ophthalmol
; 69(12): 3757-3758, 2021 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1538670
ABSTRACT
As COVID-19 vaccination is being undertaken all over the world, its side effects are materializing slowly. One such emerging side effect is acute graft rejection in corneal transplant (CT) cases post COVID-19 vaccination. We report a case of left eye (LE) repeat penetrating keratoplasty presenting with diminished vision in LE within 2 days of COVID-19 vaccination (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Corona Virus Vaccine Recombinant, COVISHIELD™). The patient was diagnosed with acute graft rejection post vaccination and was treated with topical and systemic immunosuppression therapy with successful outcome in terms improvement of visual acuity and corneal graft clarity. Timely presentation, diagnosis, and management may help to survive acute rejection episodes post vaccination.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Corneal Transplantation
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Corneal Diseases
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
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Vaccines
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Ophthalmol
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijo.IJO_2515_21
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