Profile of Chikungunya Patients with Ophthalmological Manifestations in a Reference Center in Brazil
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- Machado Milenna Chaves
- Department of Medicine, Christus University Center, Brasil
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- Moraes Lorena Andrade de
- Department of Medicine, Christus University Center, Brasil
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- Maia Thais Ribeiro
- Department of Medicine, Christus University Center, Brasil
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- Ferreira Juliana de Lucena Martins
- Department of Medicine, Christus University Center, Brasil Department of Ophtalmology, Leiria de Andrade Foundation, Brasil
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- Cavalcanti Luciano Pamplona de Goes
- Department of Medicine, Christus University Center, Brasil Department of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Brasil
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- Rodriguez Pedro Javier Yugar
- Department of Ophtalmology, Leiria de Andrade Foundation, Brasil
説明
<p>To evaluate the profile of ophthalmological manifestations of patients with chikungunya accompanied by the ophthalmology service at a reference center in the northeast region of Brazil. This retrospective study included the medical records of patients of the Leiria de Andrade Foundation (FLA) who presented ocular manifestations and had a history of prior Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) involvement. The data were collected between August 2018 and March 2019. A total of 230 patients participated in this study, 71.7% were female, and 46.1% were between 61 and 80 years old. Regarding previous pathological history, 71 patients (30%) had comorbidities, and 86 (37%) reported previous ophthalmologic pathology. The most common eye complaint was low visual acuity (LVA). Of the participants, 137 (59.6%) presented ophthalmologic manifestations after CHIKV infection, with cataracts being the most evident. Regarding medication, 85 participants used corticosteroids. The participants were predominantly female, aged between 61 and 80 years, and had previous comorbidities. LVA was the most reported complaint by patients, and cataracts were the main ophthalmological pathology presented.</p>
収録刊行物
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- Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases 76 (1), 64-68, 2023-01-31
国立感染症研究所