Bilateral Acute Anterior Uveitis and Corneal Punctate Epitheliopathy in Children Diagnosed with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Secondary to COVID-19.
Ocul Immunol Inflamm
; 29(4): 700-704, 2021 May 19.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1185531
ABSTRACT
Purpose:
To report bilateral anterior uveitis and corneal punctate epitheliopathy in children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) secondary to coronavirus disease (COVID-19).Participants andmethods:
Five patients who were positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies and diagnosed with MIS-C were evaluated. Ophthalmologic examinations were performed in order to reveal ocular findings in MIS-C disease.Results:
Slit lamp examinations showed bilateral non-granulomatous acute anterior uveitis in all patients and severe corneal punctuate epitheliopathy in three of the patients. These ocular findings mostly disappeared with treatment in about one week.Conclusion:
Bilateral non-granulomatous acute anterior uveitis and dry eye can be detected in patients diagnosed with MIS-C secondary to COVID-19. Even if generally, COVID-19 is not a life threatening disease in children by itself, inflammatory ocular manifestations can be detected in MIS-C secondary to COVID-19.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Eye Infections, Viral
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Uveitis, Anterior
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Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
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Cornea
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Corneal Diseases
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Antibodies, Viral
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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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:
09273948.2021.1909070
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