Naslov
COVID-19 Conjunctivitis

Autori
Konjevoda, Suzana ; Čanović, Samir ; Didović Pavičić, Ana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, stručni

Knjiga
Infectious Eye Diseases - Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment

Urednik/ci
Rodriguez-Garcia, Alejandro ; Hernandez-Camarena, Julio

Izdavač
IntechOpen

Grad
London : Delhi

Godina
2021

Raspon stranica

ISBN
978-1-83969-320-5

Ključne riječi
Sars-CoV-2, ; conjunctivitis

Sažetak
The outbreak of new Cov-2 epidemic was detected in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan, China, caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus −2 and started its rapid spread througth the world. The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on the 30th of January 2020. -2 infection can present with spectrum of clinical manifestations, primary of upper respiratory tract and in some cases, especially in immunocompromised patients can cause changes in lower respiratory tract such as pneumonia and bronchitis. Conjunctivitis is not a common manifestation of SARS-Cov-2 infection. It should however be kept in mind that patients with ocular manifestations and symptoms can represent the COVID-19 cases. CoVs can produce several ocular manifestations from conjunctivitis, uveitis – anterior and posterior, retinitis and optic neuritis.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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