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Joana Providência1, Cristina Fonseca1,2, Filipe Henriques1
1Ophthalmology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
European Journal of Ophthalmology
|December 3, 2020
Summary
A young woman developed serpiginous choroiditis after COVID-19. Early diagnosis and treatment with corticosteroids and methotrexate helped manage this rare, sight-threatening condition.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Infectious Diseases
- Immunology
Background:
- Serpiginous choroiditis is a rare, sight-threatening inflammatory condition of the choroid.
- Viral infections are known triggers for choroidal inflammation.
- The association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and serpiginous choroiditis is not well-established.

