Unilateral Acute Idiopathic Maculopathy following Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus (SARS-CoV-2) Infection

AIM: To report a case of unilateral acute idiopathic maculopathy (UAIM) following SARS-CoV-2 virus infection.

CASE DESCRIPTION: A 44-year-old male patient, infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus previously, presented to the retina department with complaints of sudden blurring of vision in right eye. His presenting visual acuity in right eye was 20/30, N8. Fundus showed an irregular area of yellowish-white subretinal lesion at the macula involving the fovea with reddish-brown pigment clumps. Retinal imaging findings were consistent with the diagnosis of UAIM. No treatment was given.

RESULTS: The imaging findings showed improvement at day 7 post-presentation with improvement in vision to 20/20, N6. At final visit (5-week post presentation), visual acuity was maintained at 20/20, N6 and there was no recurrence of findings.

EXPERT OPINION: Unilateral acute idiopathic maculopathy might be associated with SARS-CoV-2 virus infection.

CONCLUSION: Infection with SARS-CoV-2 virus might be associated with UAIM. Such an association has not yet been described in the literature.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

Ocular immunology and inflammation - 31(2023), 2 vom: 20. Feb., Seite 445-448

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Venkatesh, Ramesh [VerfasserIn]
Reddy, Nikitha Gurram [VerfasserIn]
Mishra, Pranjal [VerfasserIn]
Gupta, Aditi [VerfasserIn]
Mahendradas, Padmamalini [VerfasserIn]
Yadav, Naresh Kumar [VerfasserIn]

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COVID-19
Case Reports
Journal Article
SARS-CoV-2 virus
Unilateral acute idiopathic maculopathy

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Date Completed 22.02.2023

Date Revised 22.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/09273948.2022.2028287

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NLM336464207