Neuroinflammatory Findings of Corneal Confocal Microscopy in Long COVID-19 Patients, 2 Years after Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

Pilar Cañadas Leonela Gonzalez-VidesMarta Alberquilla García-VelascoPedro Arriola Noemi Güemes-Villahoz José Luis Hernández Verdejo

Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)

Long COVID-19 patients exhibited altered corneal nerve parameters and increased DC density over 20 months after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. These findings are consistent with a neuroinflammatory condition hypothesized to be present in patients with Long COVID-19, highlighting the potential role of corneal confocal microscopy as a promising noninvasive technique for the study of patients with Long COVID-19.

Keyphrases

sars cov
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
coronavirus disease
optical coherence tomography
wound healing
dendritic cells
immune response
cataract surgery