Keratoconjunctivitis as the initial medical presentation of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Marvi Cheema; Helya Aghazadeh; Samir Nazarali; Andrew Ting; Jennifer Hodges; Alexandra McFarlane; Jamil N. Kanji; Nathan Zelyas; Karim F. Damji; Carlos Solarte

doi:10.1016/j.jcjo.2020.03.003

Keratoconjunctivitis as the initial medical presentation of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Marvi Cheema
, Helya Aghazadeh
, Samir Nazarali
, Andrew Ting
, Jennifer Hodges
, Alexandra McFarlane
, Jamil N. Kanji
, Nathan Zelyas
, Karim F. Damji
, Carlos Solarte

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e125-e129
Journal	Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume	55
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2020.03.003
Publication status	Published - Aug 2020
Externally published	Yes

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