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CASE REPORT
Year : 2023  |  Volume : 5  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 2

Anterior uveitis as the first manifestation of COVID-19 infection


1 Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Universidade Federal De São Paulo – Escola Paulista de Medicina (Unifesp – EPM), São Paulo - SP; Médicos de Olhos SA, Curitiba - PR; Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado do, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil
2 Médicos de Olhos SA, Curitiba - PR, Brazil
3 Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado do, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil
4 Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Universidade Federal De São Paulo – Escola Paulista de Medicina (Unifesp – EPM), São Paulo - SP, Brazil

Correspondence Address:
Aluisio Rosa Gameiro Filho
R. Botucatu, 822-Vila Clementino, São Paulo - SP
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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/pajo.pajo_61_22

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The aim of this article was to report a well-documented case of anterior uveitis as the first manifestation of COVID-19. A 27-year-old male patient sought assistance at our emergency room complaining of bilateral painful conjuntival redness associated with photophobia for 3 weeks. These symptoms were followed by fever and chills, with a positive polymerase chain reaction for COVID-19. While his systemic symptoms improved, the ocular complaints remained. A complete panel for uveitis were performed, with negative results, except for COVID-19. The outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 has several implications in our society. Previous reports described ocular manifestations of this condition. The ophthalmologists should be aware of the possibility of COVID-19 when facing a patient with red eye.


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