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BILATERAL AMPIGINOUS CHOROIDITIS FOLLOWING CONFIRMED SARS-COV-2 INFECTION
Carvalho, Erika Moreira et al. | Date Issued: 2023
Author
Carvalho, Erika Moreira
Teixeira, Fernando Henrique Flores
Paiva, Alexandre de Carvalho Mendes
Santos, Nathalia Silva
Biancardi, Ana Luiza
Curi, André Luiz Land
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Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. National Institute of Infectology Evandro Chagas. Laboratory of Infectious Diseases in Ophthalmology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. National Institute of Infectology Evandro Chagas. Laboratory of Infectious Diseases in Ophthalmology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. National Institute of Infectology Evandro Chagas. Laboratory of Infectious Diseases in Ophthalmology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. National Institute of Infectology Evandro Chagas. Laboratory of Infectious Diseases in Ophthalmology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. National Institute of Infectology Evandro Chagas. Laboratory of Infectious Diseases in Ophthalmology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. National Institute of Infectology Evandro Chagas. Laboratory of Infectious Diseases in Ophthalmology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Abstract
Introduction: Ampiginous Choroiditis is a rare posterior uveitis that combines clinical features of Acute Multifocal Posterior Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy and Serpiginous Chorioretinitis. Its pathophysiology is poorly understood and further studies are necessary to understand which mechanisms start the immunologic reaction. Case report: The purpose of this article is to report a well-documented case of Ampiginous Choroiditis following in seven days a RT-PCR confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, suggesting that the infection might have contributed as a trigger. Conclusion: Timely diagnosis and correct treatment are paramount to improve the visual outcomes, and the patient had successful response to systemic steroids.
Keywords
Ampiginous choroiditis
COVID-19
White dot syndromes
SARS-CoV-2
 
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Aeolus Press
Citation
CARVALHO, Erika Moreira et al. Bilateral Ampiginous Choroiditis following Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, v. 31, n. 4, p. 843-846, May 2023.
DOI
10.1080/09273948.2022.2049317
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0927-3948