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Ocul Immunol Inflamm
. 2021 Apr 8;1-4.
doi: 10.1080/09273948.2021.1894457. Online ahead of print.
Acute Bilateral Neuroretinitis and Panuveitis in A Patient with Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Case Report
Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mojtaba Abrishami[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ghodsieh Zamani[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Armin Hemmati[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Solmaz Momtahen[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mohadeseh Hassani[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Arash Omidtabrizi[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Purpose: Herein, we report a case of bilateral neuroretinitis and panuveitis in a patient recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).Case presentation: A 37-year-old male patient with a history of recovered COVID-19, which was confirmed with nasopharyngeal reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), about one-month ago was referred with one-week history of bilateral severe vision loss. Visual acuity was counting fingers, and bilateral retinitis and panuveitis were revealed in ocular examination. The result of the vitreous sample using RT-PCR was positive for SARS-CoV-2 and negative for Herpesviridae viruses and mycobacterium tuberculosis. The patient was successfully treated with corticosteroid.Conclusion: We report a case of bilateral neuroretinitis and panuveitisin a recovered COVID-19 patient and positive RT-PCR of the vitreous sample. It is suggested to apply intraocular sampling and evaluation for COVID-19 in patients with the new-onset of uveitis and/or retinitis during the pandemic.
Keywords: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2; coronavirus disease 2019; neuroretinitis; panuveitis; reverse transcyptase- polymerase chain reaction.
. 2021 Apr 8;1-4.
doi: 10.1080/09273948.2021.1894457. Online ahead of print.
Acute Bilateral Neuroretinitis and Panuveitis in A Patient with Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Case Report
Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mojtaba Abrishami[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ghodsieh Zamani[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Armin Hemmati[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Solmaz Momtahen[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mohadeseh Hassani[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Arash Omidtabrizi[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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- PMID: 33830840
- DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2021.1894457
Abstract
Purpose: Herein, we report a case of bilateral neuroretinitis and panuveitis in a patient recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).Case presentation: A 37-year-old male patient with a history of recovered COVID-19, which was confirmed with nasopharyngeal reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), about one-month ago was referred with one-week history of bilateral severe vision loss. Visual acuity was counting fingers, and bilateral retinitis and panuveitis were revealed in ocular examination. The result of the vitreous sample using RT-PCR was positive for SARS-CoV-2 and negative for Herpesviridae viruses and mycobacterium tuberculosis. The patient was successfully treated with corticosteroid.Conclusion: We report a case of bilateral neuroretinitis and panuveitisin a recovered COVID-19 patient and positive RT-PCR of the vitreous sample. It is suggested to apply intraocular sampling and evaluation for COVID-19 in patients with the new-onset of uveitis and/or retinitis during the pandemic.
Keywords: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2; coronavirus disease 2019; neuroretinitis; panuveitis; reverse transcyptase- polymerase chain reaction.