Human Herpesvirus-6 corneal Endotheliitis after intravitreal injection of Ranibizumab.

Masahiro OndaYusuke NiimiKenji OzawaIkumi ShirakiKiyofumi MochizukiTetsuya YamamotoSunao SugitaKyoko Ishida

Published in: BMC ophthalmology (2019)

HHV-6A can be a possible complication of intravitreal ranibizumab therapy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of HHV-6A corneal endotheliitis following intravitreal ranibizumab injection.

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