A Case of Optic Neuritis After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine

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Identifier 20220213_nanos_posters_012
Title A Case of Optic Neuritis After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine
Creator Gideon Nkrumah; Gabrielle Bonhomme
Affiliation (GN) (GB) University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Subject Optic Neuritis; Neuro-ophthalmology & Systemic Disease (eg. MS, MG, Thyroid)
Description Optic Neuritis is an inflammatory, demyelinating condition affecting the optic nerve that causes acute, usually monocular, vision loss. Optic Neuritis has been reported as a manifestations of the 2019 SARS-CoV-2 virus in the literature1. However, association between mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and optic neuritis exists2. The mechanism underlying the above association is not well understood; some studies postulate molecular mimicry between myelin basic protein and viral proteins, superantigen activation, and epitope spreading as possible underlying mechanism.
Date 2022-02
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2022 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting 2022: Poster Session I: Disorders of the Anterior Visual Pathway (Retina, Optic Nerve, and Chiasm)
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2022. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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ID 2062687
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6a7kyhm
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