title: Anterior uveitis and cataract after rubella vaccination: a case report of a 12-month-old girl.
abstract: Many reports associating uveitis after vaccination have been reported, including 2 cases after measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. We report the case of a 12-month-old girl who developed a unilateral anterior uveitis with rubeosis and cataract 3 months after an MMR vaccination at 9 months of age. Aqueous humor analysis showed the presence of more rubella-specific immunoglobulin G in the affected eye than in the unaffected one. This is the second report showing an association between MMR vaccine and anterior uveitis and the first supported by the presence of intraocular rubella antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Jules Gonin Eye Hospital, Avenue de France 15, 1004 Lausanne, Switzerland. walter.ferrini@fa2.ch.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ferrini
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Aubert
authors.forename: Aubin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balmer
authors.forename: Francis L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Munier
authors.forename: Hana
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abouzeid
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002386:Cataract / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine; C040901:rubella antibodies
keywords: cataract; rubella vaccine; uveitis