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Original Articles

Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis Secondary to the Inactive COVID-19 Vaccine-CoronaVac

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Pages 536-540 | Received 11 Sep 2021, Accepted 03 Nov 2021, Published online: 25 Feb 2022
 

ABSTRACT

Purpose

To report a case of peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) secondary to the inactive Covid-19 vaccine.

Methods

The case of a 67-year-old man who presented with unilateral progressive vision-threatening PUK with nodular scleritis was reported. The results of clinical examinations with surgical and medical treatments were noted.

Results

The extended workup for autoimmune and infectious etiologies for PUK that all returned negative. The patient was treated with oral steroids, azathioprine, and topical cyclosporine with topical dexamethasone for his PUK and underlying possible immunopathology. Corneal amniotic membrane grafting was also performed 4 times and finally, the patient underwent penetrant keratoplasty for visual rehabilitation.

Conclusions

To our knowledge, we report the first case of PUK that is possible to secondary to an inactive vaccine for SARS-CoV-2. The inactive covid vaccine should be considered as an etiological agent in PUK cases where the standard workup is negative.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Informed consent

Written informed consent was obtained for identifiable health information included in this study.

Additional information

Funding

This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

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