Unveiling endophthalmitis post COVID-19 – A case series

Unveiling endophthalmitis post COVID-19 – A case series

Since December 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by SARS-CoV-2, has become a global pandemic. There has been a resurgence in complications involving various organs in patients recovered from COVID-19, and endophthalmitis is one of them. Endophthalmitis—an inflammation of intraocular...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of ophthalmology 2021-10, Vol.69 (10), p.2869-2871
Hauptverfasser: Khatwani, Paras, Goel, Nikita, Trivedi, Kinjal, Aggarwal, Somesh
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Sprache:eng
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Care and treatment
Case studies
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Diagnosis
endogenous
Endophthalmitis
Epidemics
Expedited Publication, Case Reports
Forecasts and trends
fungal
India
orbital cellulitis
Pandemics
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
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Zusammenfassung:Since December 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by SARS-CoV-2, has become a global pandemic. There has been a resurgence in complications involving various organs in patients recovered from COVID-19, and endophthalmitis is one of them. Endophthalmitis—an inflammation of intraocular tissues leading to loss of vision or even loss of eye—has been a rare occurrence in the past, but has been on the rise in the post-COVID-19 times. Here we report seven such cases.
ISSN:0301-4738
1998-3689
DOI:10.4103/ijo.IJO_1616_21