Orofacial manifestations of COVID-19: a brief review of the published literature
Braz. oral res. (Online)
;
34: e124, 2020. tab
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS, BBO
| ID: biblio-1132681
ABSTRACT
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread exponentially across the world. The typical manifestations of COVID-19 include fever, dry cough, headache and fatigue. However, atypical presentations of COVID-19 are being increasingly reported. Recently, a number of studies have recognized various mucocutaneous manifestations associated with COVID-19. This study sought to summarize the available literature and provide an overview of the potential orofacial manifestations of COVID-19. An online literature search in the PubMed and Scopus databases was conducted to retrieve the relevant studies published up to July 2020. Original studies published in English that reported orofacial manifestations in patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 were included; this yielded 16 articles involving 25 COVID-19-positive patients. The results showed a marked heterogeneity in COVID-19-associated orofacial manifestations. The most common orofacial manifestations were ulcerative lesions, vesiculobullous/macular lesions, and acute sialadentitis of the parotid gland (parotitis). In four cases, oral manifestations were the first signs of COVID-19. In summary, COVID-19 may cause orofacial manifestations that might be the initial features in several cases. However, the occurrence of orofacial manifestations in COVID-19 seems to be underreported, mainly due to the lack of oral examination of patients with suspected and/or confirmed COVID-19. Oral examination of all suspected and confirmed COVID-19 cases is crucial for better understanding and documenting COVID-19-associated orofacial manifestations.
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Assunto principal:
Pneumonia Viral
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Infecções por Coronavirus
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Pandemias
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Betacoronavirus
Tipo de estudo:
Revisões Sistemáticas Avaliadas
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. oral res. (Online)
Assunto da revista:
Odontologia
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Qatar
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Arábia Saudita
Instituição/País de afiliação:
AlFarabi College of Dentistry and Nursing/SA
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Jazan University/SA
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Primary Health Care Corporation/QA
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