This case report is of two teenage patients who developed acute optic neuritis six to seven hours post booster vaccine for MR. The first patient showed bilateral papillitis and severe visual loss. However, after the patient received pulse IV steroid therapy with methylprednisolone, there was a significant improvement. The second patient had unilateral retrobulbar optic neuritis with excellent visual recovery post-intervention.
Case 1
A 15-year-old Iranian boy experienced mild vasovagal shock right after his MR vaccination, for which the doctors managed him accordingly. He suddenly had a loss of vision in both eyes together with headache and dizziness, six hours after recovery.
A local ophthalmologist reported that visual acuity was hands motion in both eyes. His pupillary light reflexes were poor, which made the determination of RAPD (relative afferent pupillary defect). Furthermore, fundus examination in both discs had blurred margins. However, extraocular and slit lamp examinations were unremarkable. Other tests, for example, CBC, ESR and blood chemistry were normal, in addition to MRI. However, due to severe loss in vision, visual fields were not performed.
After two weeks he required hospitalization and doctors gave him pulse therapy of IV methylprednisolone for three days. A week later post-treatment visual field testing improved significantly.
Case 2
A 17-year-old male patient had severe vision reduction in his right eye 7 hours after his MR vaccine. When the doctors examined him, his visual acuity was 20/400 and 20/20 in his right and left eyes. Moreover, RAPD was +2 on the right side. External ocular, fundus and slit-lamp examinations were unremarkable in both his eyes. After the diagnosis of retrobulbar optic neuritis, he was treated with IV methylprednisolone therapy. However, the patient declined it. لعب بينجو Other tests, for example, CBC, ESR, brain and orbital MRI showed no abnormal findings.
Automated perimetry showed extensive visual field loss, sparing only the superior nasal quadrant. بوكر حقيقي However, after four days, the visual acuity started improving spontaneously. Two weeks later, it was 20/20 in the affected eye. مراهنات كرة القدم اليوم Visual field testing showed improvement after three weeks and RAPD was negative.
Conclusion
Although optic neuritis usually occurs a month after MR vaccination, in these two cases it occurred within 24 hours of receiving it.
