Abstract
Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) is a relatively uncommon yet devastating cause of vision-threatening uveitis. This manuscript analyzed the cases of ARN that have been reported following SARS-CoV-2 infections and anti- SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations. A total of nine cases of ARN were reported in the literature. Among them, four patients with ARN were attributed to SARS-CoV-2 infections, and a history of recent Covid vaccination was present in five patients when a diagnosis of ARN was made. ARN has been described following SARS-CoV-2 infections or vaccinations against the virus, and many of these cases may be based on a cause-to-effect hypothesis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1270-1272 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Ocular Immunology and Inflammation |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Early online date | 1 Jan 2023 |
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| Publication status | Published - 3 Jul 2023 |
Keywords
- Acute retinal necrosis
- anti-SARSCoV-2 vaccine
- Covid-19
- Covid vaccine
- herpesviruses
- retinitis