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ABSTRACT
Purpose
To describe a case of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)-associated anterior uveitis after receiving the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine.
Methods
A retrospective case report.
Results
An 18-year-old girl, with a history of antinuclear antibody positive oligoarticular JIA, presented with bilateral anterior uveitis 5 days after the second dose of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine. Ocular examination revealed anterior uveitis with reduced visual acuity in both eyes. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography showed hyperreflective dots in the anterior chamber (AC) and fine endothelial granularities representing the circulating cells in the AC. Uveitis in both eyes resolved gradually after topical steroid treatment without recurrence.
Conclusion
This report demonstrates a potential causal association of COVID-19 vaccine with anterior uveitis.
Disclosure statement
The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.