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Relato de Caso • Rev. bras.oftalmol. 80 (5) • 2021 • https://doi.org/10.37039/1982.8551.20210042   copy

Conjunctivitis and COVID-19

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ABSTRACT

We present a case of SARS-CoV-2 conjunctivitis in a 55-year-old female patient, with hyperemia and foreign body sensation in both eyes. The eye examination revealed conjunctivitis. She had detectable SARS-CoV-2 by polymerase chain reaction on conjunctival and nasal swabs. She was treated with ciprofloxacin eye drops, corticosteroids and trometamol for 5 days. After the seventh day of evolution, there was a significant improvement in conjunctivitis, and repeated conjunctival swab was negative.

Keywords:
Conjunctivitis; Coronavirus infections; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2

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