Comments on "Goyal M, Murthy SI and Annum S, Bilateral Multifocal Choroiditis following COVID-19 Vaccination"

Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2023 May;31(4):880. doi: 10.1080/09273948.2022.2058557. Epub 2022 Apr 20.

Abstract

The fundus photographs provided show deep yellowish lesions, multifocal exudative retinal detachments, and optic disc hyperemia in both eyes. Spectral domain optical coherence tomography scans shown demonstrate bilateral exudative retinal detachments involving the macula in the right eye. The exudative retinal detachment is characterized by the presence of subretinal fibrin and septa. The B-scan ultrasonography provided shows low- to medium-reflective choroidal thickening predominating around optic nerve head, in association with exudative retinal detachment in the right eye. All these findings are highly suggestive of acute Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease rather than multifocal choroiditis.

Keywords: COVID-19 vaccination; Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease; multifocal choroiditis; optical coherence tomography; uveitis.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • COVID-19* / complications
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Humans
  • Multifocal Choroiditis / complications
  • Retinal Detachment* / complications
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome* / complications
  • Vaccination

Substances

  • COVID-19 Vaccines