[A special on epidemic prevention and control:screening for novel coronavirus related conjunctivitis among the patients with coronavirus disease 2019].
Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi
; 56(6): 433-437, 2020 Jun 11.
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in Chinese
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-742857
ABSTRACT
This article was published ahead of print on the official website of Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology on April 16,2020. Objective:
To screen for novel coronavirus related conjunctivitis among patients with coronavirus disease 2019.Methods:
Prospective series case study. Eighty-one patients diagnosed as coronavirus disease 2019 in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region People's Hospital were enrolled with ophthalmological consultation and screening for novel coronavirus related conjunctivitis, including the inquiring of eye symptoms and checking for conjunctivitis-related signs. Novel coronavirus nucleic acid testing of conjunctival swabs was performed on patients with clinical manifestations of conjunctivitis.Results:
Only 3 of the 81 patients (3.70%) complained of eye discomfort, which appeared on day 16.67±9.29 after the diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019. The eye signs were not typical of viral conjunctivitis. Novel coronavirus nucleic acid tests of conjunctival swabs were negative in both eyes. There was no evidence to support the diagnosis of novel coronavirus related conjunctivitis. The remaining 78 patients showed no clinical symptoms or signs of conjunctivitis.Conclusions:
The occurrence of novel coronavirus related conjunctivitis may be low in patients with coronavirus disease 2019.(Chin J Ophthalmol, 2020, 56 433-437).Keywords
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Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Conjunctivitis
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Pandemics
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Cma.j.cn112142-20200322-00213
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