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Tracy J Lu1, Christopher N Ta1
1Department of Ophthalmology, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA.
Abstract:
We present a case of herpes zoster keratitis reactivation shortly following the Shingrix vaccine. In our patient, reactivation of herpes zoster keratitis occurred a few weeks following the herpes zoster subunit (HZ/su) vaccine. The development of herpes zoster ophthalmicus following HZ/su is exceedingly rare, with only one prior reported case found in the literature. Reporting of this potential correlation is important in understanding the full risks of vaccines and can help elucidate the etiology of such responses.
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