Multitarget microangiopathy in a young healthy man with COVID-19 disease: A case report.
Indian J Ophthalmol
; 70(2): 673-676, 2022 Feb.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1810682
ABSTRACT
A 41-year-old man presented to the emergency department complaining of decrease of vision in his left eye. Initial examination was consistent with retrobulbar optic neuritis, and an intravenous drip of methylprednisolone was started. On the third day, the fundus examination revealed the appearance of multiple Purtscher-like cotton-wool spots in the posterior pole and nasally to the optic disc, slight retinal whitening around the fovea, and cherry-red spot. The patient reported flu-like symptoms, and he tested positive at PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test for 2019-nCoV (2019 novel coronavirus) infection. Assuming possible 2019-nCoV-related vascular damage, we prescribed low-molecular-weight heparin. The lesions were regressing at follow-up, and we registered a complete visual recovery.
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Main subject:
Retinal Diseases
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Cohort study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Ophthalmol
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijo.IJO_1422_21
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