Acute exacerbation of ocular graft-versus-host disease and anterior uveitis after COVID-19 vaccination

• Published in: BMC ophthalmology Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 1 - 5
• Main Authors: Lin, Chen-Yu, Chien, Hung-Jen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 18.08.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Anterior chamber; Anterior uveitis; Antibiotics; Case Report; Case reports; Cornea; Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination; Coronaviruses; Corticosteroids; COVID-19 vaccines; Dexamethasone; Erythema; Eye diseases; Graft versus host disease; Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD); Graft-versus-host reaction; Health aspects; Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; Hematopoietic stem cells; Hyperemia; Immunosuppressive agents; Inflammation; Lubricants; Lubrication and lubricants; mRNA vaccines; Myelofibrosis; Ophthalmology; Pandemics; Patients; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2); Stem cell transplantation; Stem cells; Steroids; Transplantation; Transplants & implants; Uveitis; Vaccination; Visual acuity

Background To report a case of simultaneous occurrence of acute exacerbation of ocular graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and anterior uveitis following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination. Case presentation A 60-year-old man with primary myelofibrosis and GVHD after receiving allogeneic h...