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Ocular Immunology and Inflammation Volume 29, 2021 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Conjunctivitis Related to not Severe COVID-19: A Case Report

Maria Carolina Marquezana Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of Sao Paulo, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil;b Eye Clinic, Cuiabá, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0721-0118
, MDORCID Icon,
Joao Paulo Marquezamb Eye Clinic, Cuiabá, Brazil
, MD,
Heloisa Nascimentoa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of Sao Paulo, UNIFESP, São Paulo, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0315-1317
, MD, PhDORCID Icon,
Maria Regina Chalitac Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Brasilia, University of Brasilia, UnB Brasilia, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0084-736X
, MD, PhDORCID Icon,
Denise de Freitasa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of Sao Paulo, UNIFESP, São Paulo, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3389-6021
, MD, PhDORCID Icon &
Rubens Belfort Jra Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of Sao Paulo, UNIFESP, São Paulo, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8422-3898
, MD, PhDORCID Icon
Pages 631-633 | Received 22 Jul 2020, Accepted 07 Oct 2020, Published online: 20 Nov 2020
 
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ABSTRACT

Purpose

The purpose of this article is to report a bilateral conjunctivitis case in a patient with confirmed 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Case report/observations

A 24-year-old healthy man developed severe conjunctivitis in his right eye, followed by his left eye 4 days after fever and myalgia. He reported yellowish conjunctival discharge, foreign body sensation, redness, and tearing, and those symptoms were resolved in 10 days. Analyses of nasopharyngeal secretions identified SARS-CoV-2 by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Conclusion

Mild COVID-19 can cause severe bilateral conjunctivitis. The ophthalmologist may be aware of conjunctival secretions, a possible path of infection, during eye checkup.

Declaration of Interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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