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KMID : 1100920210420060487
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Korean Journal of Family Medicine
2021 Volume.42 No. 6 p.487 ~ p.490
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 Presenting as Conjunctivitis
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Ying Ng Ying
Idris Nur Suhaila
Muhamad Rosediani
Ahmad Imran
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Abstract
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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.
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KEYWORD
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Conjunctivitis, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
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