26例COVID-19相关的结膜炎病例的临床特征
Asahi Tajima1,2, Yukio Sassa3, Daiki Ishio4
1Department of Ophthalmology, Saga Medical Centre Koseikan, 400 Nakahara Kase Town, Saga City, 840-8571, Japan.
Japanese journal of ophthalmology
|November 28, 2023
概括
与COVID-19相关的结膜炎很少见,特别是在老年人中. 吸烟和年轻的年龄是发展这种早期眼部疾病的关键风险因素,这种疾病通常呈现为轻度结膜性高血症.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 结膜炎可能是COVID-19的早期症状.
- 了解风险因素对于感染控制至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究COVID-19相关的结膜炎的临床特征.
- 确定其发展的风险因素.
- 为了告知预防病毒传播的策略.
主要方法:
- 对282名COVID-19患者进行了回顾性队列研究.
- 从2020年3月到2021年3月,对26名结膜炎患者的分析.
- 多变量物流回归用于识别风险因素.
主要成果:
- 结膜炎发生在9.8%的COVID-19患者中,主要是结膜高血症.
- 平均发病时间是COVID-19诊断后4天;平均持续时间是3天.
- 年轻的年龄和目前的吸烟是发展结膜炎的独立风险因素.
结论:
- 与COVID-19相关的结膜炎并不常见,特别是在老年人中.
- 吸烟史是一个重要的风险因素.
- 结膜性高血是主要的眼部症状,在感染早期出现,通常迅速消失.
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