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Year : 2020 | Volume
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Late manifestation of follicular conjunctivitis in ventilated patient following COVID-19 positive severe pneumonia
Bhagabat Nayak1, Chanchal Poddar1, Manoj Kumar Panigrahi2, Swagata Tripathy3, Baijayantimala Mishra4
1 Department of Ophthalmology, AIIMS, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India 2 Department of Pulmonology, AIIMS, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India 3 Department of Anaesthesia, AIIMS, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India 4 Department of Microbiology, AIIMS, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Chanchal Poddar Department of Ophthalmology, AIIMS, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1682_20
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A 65-year-old known diabetic, hypertensive, and asthmatic patient was admitted for suspected coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) infection following complaints of breathlessness. He tested positive for COVID-19 and was put on ventilation. He developed severe follicular conjunctivitis of the right eye while on a ventilator, which was treated conservatively. The resolution of ocular signs was noted over 2 weeks without any complications. This case highlights the timeline of events and discusses the late ophthalmic manifestations in patients with COVID-19 infection.
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