Oral Findings in Patients with COVID-19 Infection: Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature

Rai, Arpita and Kumar, Ansul and Rana, Apoorv and Singh, Shradha and Sybil, Deborah (2021) Oral Findings in Patients with COVID-19 Infection: Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33 (47B). pp. 265-273. ISSN 2456-9119

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Abstract

Few reports have been published highlighting oral findings in COVID-19 patients. Since the outbreak of the recent pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, it is important to illustrate in the very near future how recurrent these oral findings are in the symptomatic COVID-19 patients in contrast to those asymptomatic ones, as there are multiple findings reported. This case study reports a new combination of oral findings in two COVID-19 patients from India, one symptomatic, and other asymptomatic. Cases presenting oral findings in asymptomatic COVID-19 patients are the rarest. Moreover, till now, petechial or purpuric lesions, solely as theoral findings without any associated skin lesions and oral mucosal hyperpigmentation of our patients are the rare oral findings to be reported in COVID-19 patients. These cases provide evidence for a deeper understanding of the oral alterations seen in COVID-19 patients that need to be addressed at present.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: STM Archives > Medical Science
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Date Deposited: 18 Jan 2023 12:44
Last Modified: 17 Jul 2024 09:51
URI: http://science.scholarsacademic.com/id/eprint/70

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