RESUMEN
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Although the virus predominantly causes respiratory system infection, recent reports have shown that it is also associated with many cardiovascular complications. It has been reported that COVID-19 may cause myocarditis, type 1 and 2 acute myocardial infarction, and thrombotic complications.[1] Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare form of coronary artery disease that has recently been associated with COVID-19 in a few case reports. The case reported here is of COVID-19 associated SCAD in a patient with no history of cardiovascular disease.
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COVID-19/complicaciones , Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria , Anomalías de los Vasos Coronarios , Enfermedades Vasculares/congénito , Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/fisiopatología , Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/terapia , Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/virología , Anomalías de los Vasos Coronarios/fisiopatología , Anomalías de los Vasos Coronarios/terapia , Anomalías de los Vasos Coronarios/virología , Electrocardiografía , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Enfermedades Vasculares/fisiopatología , Enfermedades Vasculares/terapia , Enfermedades Vasculares/virologíaRESUMEN
Purpose: To evaluate the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in conjunctival secretions of COVID-19 patients.Material and Methods: In this retrospective study, the records were examined of patients who were treated in the hospital with the diagnosis of COVID-19 between March-May 2020 and were referred to the eye clinic due to ocular symptoms. Conjunctival swabs from both confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases during hospitalization were analyzed.Results: A total of 35 patients (22 suspected, 13 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19) were referred to the eye clinic. Conjunctival swab samples from 3 patients yielded positive PCR results. These three patients were being treated in the intensive care unit, and all were suspected COVID-19 patients.Conclusion: SARS-CoV-2 may be detected in patients with suspected COVID-19. Even with conjunctivitis findings, SARS-CoV-2 may not be detected in most conjunctiva swab samples of COVID-19 patients.