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http://conacyt.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1000/2906| Keratoconjunctivitis as the initial medical presentation of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) | |
| Cheema Marvi. Aghazadeh Helya. Nazarali Samir. Ting Andrew. Hodges Jennifer. McFarlane Alexandra. Kanji Jamil N.. Zelyas Nathan. Damji Karim F.. Solarte Carlos. | |
| Acceso Abierto | |
| Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas | |
| 10.1016/j.jcjo.2020.03.003 | |
| We present a case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with an initial medical presentation of keratoconjunctivitis, the first such reported case in North America. The patient's primary symptom was a red eye with watery discharge, though she did have mild respiratory symptoms, without fever. She was diagnosed with keratoconjunctivitis; evolving corneal findings were characterized through repeat visits to ophthalmology. A conjunctival swab of the affected eye was positive for the SAR-CoV-2 virus. This case emphasizes the importance of ensuring that first-line health care providers, including ophthalmologists, optometrists, emergency physicians, and family physicians, consider COVID-19 on the differential for any patient with recent travel who presents with acute conjunctivitis. Having a high index of suspicion with this presentation would allow for appropriate precautions to be taken to prevent further spread of COVID-19. | |
| Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology | |
| 2020 | |
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| https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7124283/pdf/main.pdf | |
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| VIRUS RESPIRATORIOS | |
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