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Sci Rep
. 2024 May 30;14(1):12425.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-63255-w. Increased incidence and diverse manifestations of multiple evanescent white dot syndrome during the COVID-19 pandemic
Yong Yeon Song[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jung Tae Kim[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Young Suk Chang[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Min-Woo Lee[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sung Chul Lee[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
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The advent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the incidence and course of various diseases and numerous studies have investigated ocular involvement associated with COVID-19 and corresponding vaccines. In this study, we compared the incidence of multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic at a single center in Korea and analyzed the demographic and clinical features of patients with MEWDS presenting during the COVID-19 pandemic. We categorized patients with MEWDS into two groups according to date of diagnosis. Pre-COVID19 group included patients diagnosed during the pre-pandemic period (between March 11, 2017, and March 10, 2020), whereas post-COVID19 group included patients diagnosed during the pandemic period (between March 11, 2020, and March 10, 2023). 6 and 12 patients were included in pre-COVID19 group and post-COVID19 group, respectively. Among all hospital visits during the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods, 0.011% and 0.030% were due to MEWDS, indicating a significant increase during the pandemic (p = 0.029, B = 2.756). The annual incidence of patients with MEWDS in 2017-2022 were 0.73, 0.75, 0.78, 1.32, 2.49, and 2.07 per 10,000 population, respectively, corresponding to a significant increase (p = 0.039, B = 1.316). Our results imply that the incidence and manifestation of MEWDS are likely to become more diverse in the COVID-19 pandemic era.
Keywords: COVID-19; Incidence; MEWDS; Vaccination.
. 2024 May 30;14(1):12425.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-63255-w. Increased incidence and diverse manifestations of multiple evanescent white dot syndrome during the COVID-19 pandemic
Yong Yeon Song[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jung Tae Kim[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Young Suk Chang[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Min-Woo Lee[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sung Chul Lee[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 38816508
- DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-63255-w
The advent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the incidence and course of various diseases and numerous studies have investigated ocular involvement associated with COVID-19 and corresponding vaccines. In this study, we compared the incidence of multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic at a single center in Korea and analyzed the demographic and clinical features of patients with MEWDS presenting during the COVID-19 pandemic. We categorized patients with MEWDS into two groups according to date of diagnosis. Pre-COVID19 group included patients diagnosed during the pre-pandemic period (between March 11, 2017, and March 10, 2020), whereas post-COVID19 group included patients diagnosed during the pandemic period (between March 11, 2020, and March 10, 2023). 6 and 12 patients were included in pre-COVID19 group and post-COVID19 group, respectively. Among all hospital visits during the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods, 0.011% and 0.030% were due to MEWDS, indicating a significant increase during the pandemic (p = 0.029, B = 2.756). The annual incidence of patients with MEWDS in 2017-2022 were 0.73, 0.75, 0.78, 1.32, 2.49, and 2.07 per 10,000 population, respectively, corresponding to a significant increase (p = 0.039, B = 1.316). Our results imply that the incidence and manifestation of MEWDS are likely to become more diverse in the COVID-19 pandemic era.
Keywords: COVID-19; Incidence; MEWDS; Vaccination.