Ocular manifestation as first sign of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Interest of telemedicine during the pandemic context.
J Fr Ophtalmol
; 43(5): 389-391, 2020 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-72196
ABSTRACT
We report here the case of a 27-year-old man who consulted by telemedicine during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, due to foreign body sensation and left eye redness. Examination revealed unilateral eyelid edema and moderate conjunctival hyperemia. A few hours later, the patient experienced intense headache and developed fever, cough and severe dyspnea. A nasopharyngeal swab proved positive for SARS-CoV-2. This case demonstrates that conjunctivitis can be the inaugural manifestation of the COVID-19 infection. It illustrates the interest of telemedicine in ophthalmology during the COVID-19 pandemic, since moderate conjunctival hyperemia can be the first sign of a severe respiratory distress.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Conjunctivitis, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J Fr Ophtalmol
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.jfo.2020.04.002
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