{"id":10229,"date":"2020-01-01T22:36:46","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T03:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cosprc.ca\/?p=10229"},"modified":"2021-06-11T09:00:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T13:00:39","slug":"case-report-keratoconjunctivitis-as-the-initial-medical-presentation-of-the-novel-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cosprc.ca\/fr\/case-report-keratoconjunctivitis-as-the-initial-medical-presentation-of-the-novel-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Report: Keratoconjunctivitis as the initial medical presentation of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Short communication|<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadianjournalofophthalmology.ca\/inpress\">Articles in Press<\/a>  from the <em>Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"seccesectitle0001\">Abstract<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We present a case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with an initial medical presentation of keratoconjunctivitis, the first such reported case in North America. The patient&rsquo;s primary symptom was a red eye with watery discharge, though she did have mild respiratory symptoms, without fever. She was diagnosed with keratoconjunctivitis; evolving corneal findings were characterized through repeat visits to ophthalmology. A conjunctival swab of the affected eye was positive for the SAR-CoV-2 virus. This case emphasizes the importance of ensuring that first-line health care providers, including ophthalmologists, optometrists, emergency physicians, and family physicians, consider COVID-19 on the differential for any patient with recent travel who presents with acute conjunctivitis. Having a high index of suspicion with this presentation would allow for appropriate precautions to be taken to prevent further spread of COVID-19.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Access Details<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cosprc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Keratoconjunctivitis-as-initial-presentation-of-COVID-19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Read the full case report published on the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology (CJO) . (opens in a new tab)\">Read the full case report published on the <em>Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology<\/em> (CJO) .<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Short communication|Articles in Press from the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology Abstract We present a case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with an initial medical presentation of keratoconjunctivitis, the first such reported case in North America. 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