title: Optic neuritis following hepatitis B vaccination in a 9-year-old girl.
abstract: Hepatitis B vaccination can prevent hepatitis B virus infection and its serious consequences, including liver cancer and cirrhosis. Serious side effects reported after receiving hepatitis B vaccination are very uncommon. A majority of the ophthalmological complications seen following hepatitis B vaccination consist of vision loss, optic neuritis, papillary edema, uveitis, acute placoid pigment epitheliopathy and central vein occlusion. We present a 9-year-old girl who was referred to our hospital with decrease in vision and pain in the left eye a week after hepatitis B vaccination. A diagnosis of vaccine-induced optic neuritis was made. The clinical picture improved after systemic corticosteroid treatment. Acute optic neuritis might be a rare complication of hepatitis B vaccination. Parents should be aware of the potential serious side effects of the vaccine.
authors: Goztepe Educational and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Muferet
authors: M
authors: Erguven
authors: Sirin
authors: S
authors: Guven
authors: Umit
authors: U
authors: Akyuz
authors: Olcay
authors: O
authors: Bilgiç
authors: Fuat
authors: F
authors: Laloglu
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000209:etiology*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines