Combined endophthalmitis and orbital cellulitis in patients with corona virus disease (COVID-19).

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To document the presentation of unilateral combined endophthalmitis and orbital cellulitis in patients with COVID-19 infection and study their prognosis.

Patients and methods

This interventional case series study included 9 patients referred to the Ophthalmology Department, Minia University Hospital with unilateral combined endophthalmitis and orbital cellulitis between April 2020 and March 2021. In addition to the COVID-19 work-up, all patients were subjected to full ophthalmological evaluation and managed according to their ophthalmic and systemic disease.

Results

The patients were 5 females and 4 males. They had clinical, laboratory and imaging findings that confirmed COVID-19 infection. All patients had unilateral endophthalmitis with orbital cellulitis an

SUBMITTER: Abdelkader MFSO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8440116 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature