Symptoms and signs of conjunctivitis as predictors of disease course in COVID-19 syndrome.

Martina RanzenigoElena BruzzesiLaura GalliAntonella CastagnaGiulio Ferrari

Published in: Journal of ophthalmic inflammation and infection (2021)

We found that over a third of the patients had ocular signs or symptoms. These had higher prevalence in patients with a more severe infection. No viral shedding was detected in the conjunctiva. Our results suggest that prompt detection of conjunctivitis signs/symptoms can serve as a helpful proxy to predict COVID-19 clinical phenotype.

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