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Retinopathy following measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination in an immuno-incompetent girl

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We describe a 4-year-old girl with subnormal visual acuity due to a bilateral retinopathy. The child had a history of encephalitis following MMR vaccination. Temporary retinopathy associated with measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination has been described [1]. Recently an idiopathic CD4+ T lymphocytopenia in the child was diagnosed. This cellular immunodeficiency supports our hypothesis of measles retinopathy after vaccination of an immuno-deficient child.

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  1. Bartiméus Institute of Visually Impaired Children, Zeist, The Netherlands

    J. Schuil

  2. Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    E. M. van de Putte & Ch. M. Zwaan

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    F. D. Koole

  4. Department of Ophthalmopediatrics, University of Gent, Gent, Belgium

    F. M. Meire

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Schuil, J., van de Putte, E.M., Zwaan, C.M. et al. Retinopathy following measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination in an immuno-incompetent girl. Int Ophthalmol 22, 345–347 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006396906378

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