1. Ocular Features and Associated Systemic Findings in SARS-CoV-2 Infection
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Michele Cavalleri, Marco Battista, Luigi Capone, Alessio Grazioli Moretti, Vincenzo Starace, Francesca Gorgoni, Eleonora Corbelli, Francesco Bandello, Maria Brambati, Francesco Nadin, Domenico Grosso, Carlo Di Biase, Matteo Pederzolli, Cavalleri, M., Brambati, M., Starace, V., Capone, L., Nadin, F., Pederzolli, M., Gorgoni, F., Di Biase, C., Corbelli, E., Battista, M., Grazioli Moretti, A., Grosso, D., and Bandello, F.
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Male ,2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,Pneumonia, Viral ,RT-PCR ,Betacoronavirus ,Conjunctivitis, Viral ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Pandemic ,conjunctivitis ,Humans ,Immunology and Allergy ,Medicine ,Pandemics ,030203 arthritis & rheumatology ,SARS-CoV-2 ,business.industry ,COVID-19 ,Middle Aged ,Virology ,Respiratory support ,Ophthalmology ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,RNA, Viral ,Female ,Coronavirus Infections ,business ,Conjunctiva - Abstract
Purposes: To describe the prevalence of ocular features among COVID-19 patients and their relationship with clinical data, inflammatory markers and respiratory support therapy (including CPAP); to investigate SARS-CoV-2 in ocular secretions of symptomatic patients. Methods: 172 COVID-19 patients were evaluated for presence of ocular manifestations. Clinical and laboratory data were also reviewed. Conjunctival swabs were analyzed for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR. Results: Forty-five patients (26.2%) reported ocular manifestations. Patients treated with CPAP were more likely to have ocular abnormalities (p
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- 2020