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CASE REPORT
Year : 2020  |  Volume : 68  |  Issue : 8  |  Page : 1675-1677

Late manifestation of follicular conjunctivitis in ventilated patient following COVID-19 positive severe pneumonia


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
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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


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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