Article ; Online: Endogenous Endophthalmitis A Complication of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Series.
Ocular immunology and inflammation
2021 Volume 29, Issue 4, Page(s) 726–729
Abstract: Purpose: To report six patients with endogenous endophthalmitis as a complication of COVID-19 ... of endogenous endophthalmitis and a history of COVID-19 infection.: Results: Four of six patients were ... have a high risk of endogenous endophthalmitis. A high index of clinical suspicion with timely ...
| Abstract | Purpose: To report six patients with endogenous endophthalmitis as a complication of COVID-19 infection. Methods: A multicentric retrospective database review of patients with a diagnosis of endogenous endophthalmitis and a history of COVID-19 infection. Results: Four of six patients were diabetics. All presented after an average duration of 40 days (Range 17-90 days) of COVID-19 infection. Two of six patients had bilateral involvement. Five of six patients had received intravenous corticosteroid for COVID-19. Two of six vitreous samples showed fungi ( Conclusions: COVID-19 patients with a history of hospitalization and prolonged use of systemic corticosteroids and comorbidities, for example, diabetes mellitus have a high risk of endogenous endophthalmitis. A high index of clinical suspicion with timely intervention can salvage many eyes. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Adult ; Bacteria/isolation & purification ; COVID-19/complications ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; Endophthalmitis/diagnosis ; Endophthalmitis/etiology ; Endophthalmitis/microbiology ; Eye Infections, Bacterial/diagnosis ; Eye Infections, Bacterial/etiology ; Eye Infections, Bacterial/microbiology ; Eye Infections, Fungal/diagnosis ; Eye Infections, Fungal/etiology ; Eye Infections, Fungal/microbiology ; Follow-Up Studies ; Fungi/isolation & purification ; Humans ; India/epidemiology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pandemics ; Retrospective Studies ; Visual Acuity ; Vitreous Body/microbiology | |||||
| Language | English | |||||
| Publishing date | 2021-07-13 | |||||
| Publishing country | England | |||||
| Document type | Case Reports ; Journal Article ; Multicenter Study | |||||
| ZDB-ID | 1193873-0 | |||||
| ISSN | 1744-5078 ; 0927-3948 | |||||
| ISSN (online) | 1744-5078 | |||||
| ISSN | 0927-3948 | |||||
| DOI | 10.1080/09273948.2021.1945111 | |||||
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