Author: Dolar-Szczasny, Joanna; Toro, Mario D.; Dworzańska, Anna; Wójtowicz, Tomasz; Korona-Glowniak, Izabela; Sawicki, Rafał; Boguszewska, Anastazja; Polz-Dacewicz, Małgorzata; Tomasiewicz, Krzysztof; Załuska, Wojciech; Rejdak, Robert; Bagnoli, Paola; Rusciano, Dario
Title: Ocular Involvement of SARS-CoV-2 in a Polish Cohort of COVID-19-Positive Patients Cord-id: a6olrx1k Document date: 2021_3_12
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Snippet: The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 responsible for the current human COVID-19 pandemic has shown tropism toward different organs with variable efficiency, eyes included. The purpose of this study has been to investigate the presence of detectable SARS-CoV-2 infection in ocular swabs in patients affected by COVID-19. A consecutive series of 74 COVID-19-positive patients (age 21–89) were enrolled at two Polish COVID-19 hospitals for 4 months and were characterized by PCR for the presence of the SARS-CoV
Document: The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 responsible for the current human COVID-19 pandemic has shown tropism toward different organs with variable efficiency, eyes included. The purpose of this study has been to investigate the presence of detectable SARS-CoV-2 infection in ocular swabs in patients affected by COVID-19. A consecutive series of 74 COVID-19-positive patients (age 21–89) were enrolled at two Polish COVID-19 hospitals for 4 months and were characterized by PCR for the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 genetic material in nasopharyngeal (NP) and ocular swabs, while their respiratory and ocular symptoms were noted. Almost 50% of them presented with severe/critical respiratory involvement, and some degree of eye disease. No tight correlation was observed between the presence of ocular and respiratory symptoms. Three male patients presenting with severe/critical lung disease tested positive in ocular swab, however with mild/moderate ocular symptoms. In conclusion, our study lends further support to the view that overt ocular infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus is not such a frequent occurrence.
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