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Conjunctivitis Related to not Severe COVID-19: A Case Report
Maria Carolina Marquezan1,2, Joao Paulo Marquezam2, Heloisa Nascimento1
1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of Sao Paulo, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
Purpose:
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).
Conclusion:
Mild COVID-19 can cause severe bilateral conjunctivitis. The ophthalmologist may be aware of conjunctival secretions, a possible path of infection, during eye checkup.
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