Unilateral Optic Neuritis: A Rare Complication after Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccination in a 30-Year-Old Woman
Purpose. To report a case of unilateral optic neuritis following Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccination. Methods. A 30-year-old female developed unilateral optic neuritis five days after a Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) booster vaccination. The patient displayed unilateral involvement, with severe vis...
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| author | Chiara De Giacinto Elvira Guaglione Pia E. Leon Rossella D’Aloisio Odilla Vattovani Giuseppe Ravalico Daniele Tognetto |
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| description | Purpose. To report a case of unilateral optic neuritis following Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccination. Methods. A 30-year-old female developed unilateral optic neuritis five days after a Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) booster vaccination. The patient displayed unilateral involvement, with severe visual loss. However, visual acuity improved significantly after four days of intravenous steroid therapy with 500 mg/day of methylprednisolone. Conclusions. Optic neuritis is one of the rare complications associated with the mumps, measles, and rubella vaccine. It may be a toxic reaction to the nonviral component of the vaccine, but the exact etiology is unknown. Postvaccination neuritis is generally bilateral and usually affects children. In adults, unilateral optic neuritis is usually correlated with multiple sclerosis (MS). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4abaec78aca64de995c4e44e6aef86ba2025-02-03T07:23:51ZengWileyCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine2090-67222090-67302016-01-01201610.1155/2016/87402648740264Unilateral Optic Neuritis: A Rare Complication after Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccination in a 30-Year-Old WomanChiara De Giacinto0Elvira Guaglione1Pia E. Leon2Rossella D’Aloisio3Odilla Vattovani4Giuseppe Ravalico5Daniele Tognetto6University Eye Clinic of Trieste, Ospedale Maggiore, Piazza dell’Ospitale 1, 34125 Trieste, ItalyUniversity Eye Clinic of Trieste, Ospedale Maggiore, Piazza dell’Ospitale 1, 34125 Trieste, ItalyUniversity Eye Clinic of Trieste, Ospedale Maggiore, Piazza dell’Ospitale 1, 34125 Trieste, ItalyUniversity Eye Clinic of Trieste, Ospedale Maggiore, Piazza dell’Ospitale 1, 34125 Trieste, ItalyUniversity Eye Clinic of Trieste, Ospedale Maggiore, Piazza dell’Ospitale 1, 34125 Trieste, ItalyUniversity Eye Clinic of Trieste, Ospedale Maggiore, Piazza dell’Ospitale 1, 34125 Trieste, ItalyUniversity Eye Clinic of Trieste, Ospedale Maggiore, Piazza dell’Ospitale 1, 34125 Trieste, ItalyPurpose. To report a case of unilateral optic neuritis following Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccination. Methods. A 30-year-old female developed unilateral optic neuritis five days after a Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) booster vaccination. The patient displayed unilateral involvement, with severe visual loss. However, visual acuity improved significantly after four days of intravenous steroid therapy with 500 mg/day of methylprednisolone. Conclusions. Optic neuritis is one of the rare complications associated with the mumps, measles, and rubella vaccine. It may be a toxic reaction to the nonviral component of the vaccine, but the exact etiology is unknown. Postvaccination neuritis is generally bilateral and usually affects children. In adults, unilateral optic neuritis is usually correlated with multiple sclerosis (MS).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8740264 |
| spellingShingle | Chiara De Giacinto Elvira Guaglione Pia E. Leon Rossella D’Aloisio Odilla Vattovani Giuseppe Ravalico Daniele Tognetto Unilateral Optic Neuritis: A Rare Complication after Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccination in a 30-Year-Old Woman Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine |
| title | Unilateral Optic Neuritis: A Rare Complication after Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccination in a 30-Year-Old Woman |
| title_full | Unilateral Optic Neuritis: A Rare Complication after Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccination in a 30-Year-Old Woman |
| title_fullStr | Unilateral Optic Neuritis: A Rare Complication after Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccination in a 30-Year-Old Woman |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unilateral Optic Neuritis: A Rare Complication after Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccination in a 30-Year-Old Woman |
| title_short | Unilateral Optic Neuritis: A Rare Complication after Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccination in a 30-Year-Old Woman |
| title_sort | unilateral optic neuritis a rare complication after measles mumps rubella vaccination in a 30 year old woman |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8740264 |
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