COVID-19 patient firstly visiting eye doctor due to tarsadenitis and subconjunctival hemorrhage: A case report
10.3760/cma.j.cn115989-20200228-00121
- VernacularTitle:以急性睑板腺炎和结膜下出血首诊于眼科的新型冠状病毒肺炎一例
- Author:
Man XU
1
;
Hongda ZHANG
;
Xiaoguang NIU
Author Information
1. 武汉爱尔眼科汉阳医院 430050
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology
2020;38(4):374-376
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
A 35-year-old female patient with a history of significant epidemiological exposure firstly visited eye doctor due to acute tarsadenitis in the right eye.Subsequently, she developed subconjunctival hemorrhage, fever and cough and received topical administration of antibiotics and systemic treatment of antiviral drug.Shortly thereafter, both his mother and father, who denied COVID-19 associated epidemiological history, appeared fever, fatigue and other symptoms and diagnosed as COVID-19.This female patient was diagnosed as COVID-19 by CT image of lung and COVID-19 RNA detection 17 days and 24 days after firstly visited eye doctor, respectively, and received specialized isolation treatment.The symptoms of COVID-19 are very varied, eye doctors should keep alert and pay attention to personal protection.
