Open AccessTINJAUAN BIOMOLEKULER DAN KLINIS OCULAR COVID-19
Author(s) -
Lylys Surjani,
Jekson Martiar Siahaan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
majalah ilmiah methoda
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2656-6931
pISSN - 2088-9534
DOI - 10.46880/methoda.vol10no2.pp53-66
Subject(s) - medicine , cytokine storm , covid-19 , viral infection , airway , immune system , immunology , dermatology , pathology , virus , surgery , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The clinical manifestations of Covid -19 are not only in the airway but are also found in eyes with conjunctival epithelium and ACE-2 receptors as their entry points. The most common clinical manifestation is conjunctivitis, therefore it is not easy to make a diagnosis if it relies on clinical findings because it is similar to a common viral infection. This infection has clinical manifestations in the airway that triggers the immune response leading to a cytokine storm with fatal consequences. There is no specific treatment up to this time. The most important thing is to prevent infection.