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Case Reports
. 2020 Aug;68(8):1675-1677.
doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1682_20.

Late manifestation of follicular conjunctivitis in ventilated patient following COVID-19 positive severe pneumonia

Bhagabat Nayak  1 , Chanchal Poddar  1 , Manoj Kumar Panigrahi  2 , Swagata Tripathy  3 , Baijayantimala Mishra  4
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Case Reports

Late manifestation of follicular conjunctivitis in ventilated patient following COVID-19 positive severe pneumonia

Bhagabat Nayak et al. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

A 65-year-old known diabetic, hypertensive, and asthmatic patient was admitted for suspected coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) infection following complaints of breathlessness. He tested positive for COVID-19 and was put on ventilation. He developed severe follicular conjunctivitis of the right eye while on a ventilator, which was treated conservatively. The resolution of ocular signs was noted over 2 weeks without any complications. This case highlights the timeline of events and discusses the late ophthalmic manifestations in patients with COVID-19 infection.

Keywords: COVID-19; Conjunctivitis; follicular conjunctivitis; ocular manifestations.

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Figure 1
(a) Photograph showing right eye severe conjunctival injection with lower conjunctival prolapse. Both bulbar and palpebral conjunctival congestion noted and the cornea was clear. (b) the resolution of conjunctival congestion and prolapse 5 days after the onset
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Timeline of events
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