Covid tongue: A new indicator of COVID-19 infection-A case report

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Case Report

Author Details : Mohammed Najmuddin*, Halima Almishy, Zainab Alhazmi, Asayil Jundus, Mafaz Gharawi, Safeena

Volume : 9, Issue : 4, Year : 2021

Article Page : 184-187

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.idjsr.2021.035

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Abstract

Handful cases of anonymous viral pneumonia were registered in China in December 2019. The pathogen, a novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2), was isolated from infected patient’s lower respiratory tract samples, and was referred to as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).So far, insufficient importance has been given to the prevalence of fungal infections in patients infected with COVID-19 who may experience lymphocytopaenia, hospitalization in intensive care unit (ICU), broad-spectrum antibiotic and corticosteroid usage, intubation, cytokine storms, and possessing chronic illness which make them seriously immunocompromised.Here, we present a case associated with oral lesions manifested by this virus.
 

Keywords: Oral thrush, COVID-19, Covid tongue

How to cite : Najmuddin M, Almishy H, Alhazmi Z, Jundus A, Gharawi M, Safeena, Covid tongue: A new indicator of COVID-19 infection-A case report. Int Dent J Stud Res 2021;9(4):184-187

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