Coronavirus Disease 2019 Presenting as Conjunctivitis
- Author:
Ng Ying YING
1
;
Nur Suhaila IDRIS
;
Rosediani MUHAMAD
;
Imran AHMAD
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Korean Journal of Family Medicine 2021;42(6):487-490
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a novel coronavirus named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The world is currently challenged to handle this pandemic. The common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, cough, fatigue, and shortness of breath. There are few reports on the association of SARS-CoV-2 with ocular abnormalities including conjunctivitis. We report a case of a 54-year-old woman who presented solely with conjunctivitis subsequently diagnosed with COVID-19. A lack of full history of her travel abroad was another issue leading to a delay in evaluating her COVID-19 status that increased the infection risk to her managing team. Thus, primary care practitioners should be suspicious of this atypical feature of COVID-19, thus enabling us to identify such patients at entry points. Maintaining safety measures while managing patients is also crucial.
