A New and Rapid Way to Diagnose Covid-19 Infection Early on Board a Cruise Ship

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Article Type: Case
Issue: Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025)
Published: 04 September 2025
Pages: 1-5

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Salducci, M. (2025). A New and Rapid Way to Diagnose Covid-19 Infection Early on Board a Cruise Ship. Crisis and Resilience, 1(1), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.65773/cr.1.1.8

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Mauro Salducci *
Department of Sense Organs Sapienza University of Rome Piazzale Aldo Moro 5 – 00185 Rome, Italy

Abstract

Little is known about the Covid-19 transmission through ocular tissue, and more research needs to be carried out in order to confirm its ability to infect ocular tissue and its pathogenic mechanisms. Covid- 19 may be detected in the tears and conjunctival secretions in novel coronavirus pneumonia patients with conjunctivitis.This case report shows a severe viral conjunctivitis in a patient dia- gnosed with Covid-19 on the Diamond Princess ship, characterized by both red, irritated and swollen eyes, with transparent serous secretions, conjunctival chemosis, pseudomembranes of fibrin and inflammatory cells on the tarsal conjunctiva accompanied by preauricular lymph nodes and enlarged submaxillaries.

Keywords:
COVID-19, ship, conjunctivitis

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