Ophthalmic manifestations associated with SARS-CoV-2 in newborn infants: a preliminary report.

Authors :: Pérez-Chimal LG
Cuevas GG
Di-Luciano A
Chamartín P
Amadeo G
Martínez-Castellanos MA
Source :: Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus [J AAPOS] 2021 Apr; Vol. 25 (2), pp. 102-104. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Feb 16.
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), affects people of all ages. The virus can cause multiple systemic infections, principally in the respiratory tract, as well as microvascular damage. Ocular manifestations of COVID-19 are uncommon in adults and children. We describe ophthalmic manifestations in newborns detected by slit-lamp examination, fundus examination, and fluorescein angiography. All patients showed edema and hemorrhagic conjunctivitis; fundus examinations revealed cotton wool spots and vitreous hemorrhage, and microvascular damage manifested as patchy choroidal filling, peripapillary hyperfluorescence, delayed retinal filling and venous laminar flow, and boxcarring on fluorescein angiography.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Fluorescein Angiography
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
RNA, Viral
Slit Lamp Microscopy
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1528-3933
Volume :: 25
Issue :: 2
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Publication Type :: Report
Accession number :: 33601042
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaapos.2020.11.007

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