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Ocul Immunol Inflamm
. 2021 Apr 15;1-5.
doi: 10.1080/09273948.2021.1909070. Online ahead of print.
Bilateral Acute Anterior Uveitis and Corneal Punctate Epitheliopathy in Children Diagnosed with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Secondary to COVID-19
Caner ?zt?rk[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Asl?han Y?ce Sezen[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zeynep Sava? ?en[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Suna ?zdem[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Purpose: To report bilateral anterior uveitis and corneal punctate epitheliopathy in children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) secondary to coronavirus disease (COVID-19).Participants and methods: Five patients who were positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies and diagnosed with MIS-C were evaluated. Ophthalmologic examinations were performed in order to reveal ocular findings in MIS-C disease.Results: Slit lamp examinations showed bilateral non-granulomatous acute anterior uveitis in all patients and severe corneal punctuate epitheliopathy in three of the patients. These ocular findings mostly disappeared with treatment in about one week.Conclusion: Bilateral non-granulomatous acute anterior uveitis and dry eye can be detected in patients diagnosed with MIS-C secondary to COVID-19. Even if generally, COVID-19 is not a life threatening disease in children by itself, inflammatory ocular manifestations can be detected in MIS-C secondary to COVID-19.
Keywords: COVID-19; MIS-C; dry eye; punctate epitheliopathy; uveitis.
. 2021 Apr 15;1-5.
doi: 10.1080/09273948.2021.1909070. Online ahead of print.
Bilateral Acute Anterior Uveitis and Corneal Punctate Epitheliopathy in Children Diagnosed with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Secondary to COVID-19
Caner ?zt?rk[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Asl?han Y?ce Sezen[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zeynep Sava? ?en[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Suna ?zdem[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33856952
- DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2021.1909070
Abstract
Purpose: To report bilateral anterior uveitis and corneal punctate epitheliopathy in children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) secondary to coronavirus disease (COVID-19).Participants and methods: Five patients who were positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies and diagnosed with MIS-C were evaluated. Ophthalmologic examinations were performed in order to reveal ocular findings in MIS-C disease.Results: Slit lamp examinations showed bilateral non-granulomatous acute anterior uveitis in all patients and severe corneal punctuate epitheliopathy in three of the patients. These ocular findings mostly disappeared with treatment in about one week.Conclusion: Bilateral non-granulomatous acute anterior uveitis and dry eye can be detected in patients diagnosed with MIS-C secondary to COVID-19. Even if generally, COVID-19 is not a life threatening disease in children by itself, inflammatory ocular manifestations can be detected in MIS-C secondary to COVID-19.
Keywords: COVID-19; MIS-C; dry eye; punctate epitheliopathy; uveitis.