Open AccessCovid-19 association with anterior uveitis (post-covid acute anterior uveitis)
Author(s) -
Naila Obaid,
Rida Zulfiqar,
Anam Khan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of the pakistan medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0030-9982
DOI - 10.47391/jpma.3303
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , anterior uveitis , uveitis , betacoronavirus , ophthalmology , virology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
The Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan on 31st December 2019 soon became a pandemic. Ocular manifestations in post covid patients have been widely reported. Anterior uveitis is a common form of intraocular inflammation observed on a daily basis by Ophthalmologists. Diagnosis of AAU is relatively simple but identification of its etiology is difficult, specifically with Covid-19. Post Covid-19 AAU is not reported in Pakistan yet. The patient in the given case is investigated thoroughly, no possible cause of AAU is identified. The patient was managed for uveitis.Keywords: Covid-19, uveitis, AAU-acute anterior uveitis.