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Comment
. 2020 Nov;92(11):2394-2395.
doi: 10.1002/jmv.26084. Epub 2020 Jun 4.

Letter to the Editor: Are severe COVID-19 patients more susceptible to conjunctivitis?

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Letter to the Editor: Are severe COVID-19 patients more susceptible to conjunctivitis?

Meng Liu et al. J Med Virol. 2020 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; conjunctivitis; ocular symptoms.

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The forest map comparing conjunctivitis with severe COVID‐19 and not severe COVID‐19

Comment on

  • Conjunctivitis and COVID-19: A meta-analysis.
    Loffredo L, Pacella F, Pacella E, Tiscione G, Oliva A, Violi F. Loffredo L, et al. J Med Virol. 2020 Sep;92(9):1413-1414. doi: 10.1002/jmv.25938. Epub 2020 May 22. J Med Virol. 2020. PMID: 32330304 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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