Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of Sao Paulo, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
Eye Clinic, Cuiabá, Brazil.
Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2021 May 19;29(4):631-633. doi: 10.1080/09273948.2020.1837186. Epub 2020 Nov 20.
The purpose of this article is to report a bilateral conjunctivitis case in a patient with confirmed 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
CASE REPORT/OBSERVATIONS: A 24-year-old healthy man developed severe conjunctivitis in his right eye, followed by his left eye 4 days after fever and myalgia. He reported yellowish conjunctival discharge, foreign body sensation, redness, and tearing, and those symptoms were resolved in 10 days. Analyses of nasopharyngeal secretions identified SARS-CoV-2 by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
Mild COVID-19 can cause severe bilateral conjunctivitis. The ophthalmologist may be aware of conjunctival secretions, a possible path of infection, during eye checkup.
本文旨在报告一例确诊为 2019 年新型冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的患者发生双侧结膜炎的病例。
病例报告/观察：一名 24 岁健康男性，发热、肌痛 4 天后出现右眼重度结膜炎，随后左眼出现同样症状。他自述有黄色眼部分泌物、异物感、眼红和流泪，这些症状在 10 天后得到缓解。对鼻咽分泌物进行聚合酶链反应（PCR）分析后发现 SARS-CoV-2。
轻度 COVID-19 可引起严重双侧结膜炎。眼科医生在进行眼部检查时可能会注意到结膜分泌物，这可能是一种感染途径。
