Diplopia and Optic Disc Edema as the Ocular Manifestations of COVID-19 in a Seven-Year-Old Child.

Anna RzeszotarskaMarta PawlakChmielarz-Czarnocińska AnnaJustyna Szczapa-JagustynJarosław KocięckiJoanna Siwiec-Siwiec-ProścińskaAnna Gotz-Więckowska

Published in: Case reports in pediatrics (2022)

Serious ocular complications due to SARS-CoV-2 disease in children are rare. Herein, we present a case report of a seven-year-old patient, who was diagnosed with pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS) due to COVID-19 and developed the ocular manifestations comprising diplopia and binocular optic disc edema. The patient condition improved within few weeks without any ocular sequels so far.

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