COVID-19 Ocular Manifestations in the Early Phase of Disease.
Ocul Immunol Inflamm
; 29(4): 666-668, 2021 May 19.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1303841
ABSTRACT
Purpose:
To evaluate and establishe the number of patients with ocular manifestations in the early phase of systemic COVID-19 infection.Methods:
A cross-sectional study was performed in a COVID-19 referral center regarding ocular findings in patients with COVID-19 in the first few days of the disease. The patients were submitted to a clinical examination, an ophthalmic exam and a RT-PCR for SARS-COV-2.Results:
Out of 1740 patients, we reported 108 patients with ocular manifestations. Forty-nine with markedly conjunctivitis had conjunctival swab positive for SARS-COV-2, four of them developed keratitis. There were mostly no evidence of retinopathy nor decrease in visual acuity. They had no marked clinical symptoms, which can contribute and demonstrate that the virus may cause ocular disease as an only finding or in the very early stage of the infection.Conclusion:
Patients were in the first days of COVID-19 infection, presented ocular manifestations suggested to be related to the virus and need to be aware of the pathways of transmissions.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
RNA, Viral
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Eye Infections, Viral
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Conjunctivitis, Viral
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Conjunctiva
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Ocul Immunol Inflamm
Journal subject:
Allergy and Immunology
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Ophthalmology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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