Retinal involvement and ocular findings in COVID-19 pneumonia patients.

Abstract:

:Changes in immune and coagulation systems and possible viral spread through the blood-brain barrier have been described in SARS-CoV-2 infection. In this study, we evaluated the possible retinal involvement and ocular findings in severe COVID-19 pneumonia patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 46 patients affected by severe COVID-19 who were hospitalized in one intensive care unit (ICU) and in two infectious disease wards, including bedside eye screening, corneal sensitivity assessment and retinography. A total of 43 SARS-CoV-2-positive pneumonia patients affected with COVID-19 pneumonia were included, including 25 males and 18 females, with a median age of 70 years [IQR 59-78]. Except for one patient with unilateral posterior chorioretinitis of opportunistic origin, of whom aqueous tap was negative for SARS-CoV-2, no further retinal manifestation related to COVID-19 infection was found in our cohort. We found 3 patients (7%) with bilateral conjunctivitis in whom PCR analysis on conjunctival swabs provided negative results for SARS-CoV-2. No alterations in corneal sensitivity were found. We demonstrated the absence of retinal involvement in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia patients. Ophthalmologic evaluation in COVID-19, particularly in patients hospitalized in an ICU setting, may be useful to reveal systemic co-infections by opportunistic pathogens.

journal_name

Sci Rep

journal_title

Scientific reports

authors

Pirraglia MP,Ceccarelli G,Cerini A,Visioli G,d'Ettorre G,Mastroianni CM,Pugliese F,Lambiase A,Gharbiya M

doi

10.1038/s41598-020-74446-6

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-10-15 00:00:00

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17419

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1

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2045-2322

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10.1038/s41598-020-74446-6

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10

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