Acute Bilateral Neuroretinitis and Panuveitis in A Patient with Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Case Report.
Ocul Immunol Inflamm
; 29(4): 677-680, 2021 May 19.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1172599
ABSTRACT
Purpose:
Herein, we report a case of bilateral neuroretinitis and panuveitis in a patient recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).Case presentation A 37-year-old male patient with a history of recovered COVID-19, which was confirmed with nasopharyngeal reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), about one-month ago was referred with one-week history of bilateral severe vision loss. Visual acuity was counting fingers, and bilateral retinitis and panuveitis were revealed in ocular examination. The result of the vitreous sample using RT-PCR was positive for SARS-CoV-2 and negative for Herpesviridae viruses and mycobacterium tuberculosis. The patient was successfully treated with corticosteroid.Conclusion:
We report a case of bilateral neuroretinitis and panuveitisin a recovered COVID-19 patient and positive RT-PCR of the vitreous sample. It is suggested to apply intraocular sampling and evaluation for COVID-19 in patients with the new-onset of uveitis and/or retinitis during the pandemic.Keywords
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Retinitis
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RNA, Viral
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Visual Acuity
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Eye Infections, Viral
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Panuveitis
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Ocul Immunol Inflamm
Journal subject:
Allergy and Immunology
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Ophthalmology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
09273948.2021.1894457
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