Bilateral neuro-retinitis following chick embryo cell anti-rabies vaccination--a case report.
BACKGROUND
The Optic nerve is rarely involved after sheep brain anti-rabies vaccination in the form of retrobulbar neuritis or papillitis. Bilateral neuroretinitis after chick embryo cell antirabies vaccination has not been reported.


METHODS
We report the case of a 56 year old male who developed bilateral neuro-retinitis following three injections of antirabies vaccine prepared from the chick embryo.


CONCLUSIONS
The chick embryo cell antirabies vaccine can cause bilateral neuroretinits which has not been reported previously.
Saxena
Rohit
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Dr. R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India. rohitsaxena80@hotmail.com
Sethi
Harinder Singh
HS
Rai
Harminder Kumar
HK
Menon
Vimla
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D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002642:Chick Embryo / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011818:Rabies / Q000517:prevention & control; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000502:physiology*; D012173:Retinitis / Q000209:etiology*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000009:adverse effects*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D011819:Rabies Vaccines