Orofacial manifestations of COVID-19: a brief review of the published literature

Halboub, Esam; Al‐Maweri, Sadeq Ali; Alanazi, Rawan; Qaid, Nashwan Mohammed; Abdulrab, Saleem

doi:10.1590/1807-3107bor-2020.vol34.0124

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“…The use of photos obtained with a smartphone can also be a useful tool to assess COVID-19, especially in the progression of the disease. Orofacial manifestations may be present in cases of COVID-19 infection, such as ulcerative lesions (38). For example, the color and texture of the tongue can indicate whether a patient is healthy or may be infected with the new coronavirus.…”

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Remote and non-invasive monitoring of patients with COVID-19 by smartphone

Mazzu-Nascimento

Evangelista

Abubakar

et al. 2021

Sci Med

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The pandemic caused by the new coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) has led to more than two million deaths in the world by March 2021. The worldwide call to reduce transmission is enormous. Recently, there has been a rapid growth of telemedicine and the use of mobile health (mHealth) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Smartphone accessories such as a flashlight, camera, microphone, and microprocessor can measure different clinical parameters such as oxygen saturation, blood pressure, heart rate, breathing rate, fever, pulmonary auscultation, and even voice analysis. All these parameters are of great clinical importance when evaluating suspected patients of COVID-19 or monitoring infected patients admitted in various hospitals or in-home isolation. In remote medical care, the results of these parameters can be sent to a call center or a health unit for interpretation by a qualified health professional. Thus, the patient can receive orientations or be immediately referred for in-patient care. The application of machine learning and other artificial intelligence strategies assume a central role in signal processing and are gaining much space in the medical field. In this work, we present different approaches for evaluating clinical parameters that are valuable in the case of COVID-19 and we hope that soon all these parameters can be measured by a single smartphone application, facilitating remote clinical assessments.

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Remote and non-invasive monitoring of patients with COVID-19 by smartphone

Mazzu-Nascimento

Evangelista

Abubakar

et al. 2021

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“…Pain was reported by 75% of patients and 25% reported taste alterations [ 8 – 13 ]. Furthermore, the most frequently reported oral manifestations include ulcerative lesions, vesiculobullous/macular lesions, and acute sialadenitis of the parotid gland (parotitis)[ 14 ]. The etiology of oral lesions in patients with COVID‐19 is still uncertain and seems to be multi‐factorial.…”

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Tongue ulcer in a patient with COVID-19: a case presentation

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Background The emergence of COVID-19 has devastated many parts of the world. From asymptomatic to symptomatic, the virus causes a wide spectrum of presentations. COVID-19 patients may present with oral manifestations. In Afghanistan, where COVID-19 has severely strained the health care system, much of the population lacks proper oral hygiene. This makes the oral cavity a perfect site for SARS-CoV-2 to manifest clinical signs. Case presentation A 62-year-old male was evaluated in the Dentistry Teaching Clinic of Kabul University of Medical Sciences for a painful erosive lesion on dorsal surface of his tongue. He also complained of fever, cough, and taste alteration. He was referred to Afghan Japan Hospital for COVID-19 testing and tested positive. He was followed on for the treatment of SARS-CoV2. After 2 weeks, the patient tested negative and returned to the dentistry clinic for follow-up. Although there were no other signs of COVID-19, the painful erosive lesion on his tongue persisted. Oral evaluation were performed and the patient was advised to practice good hygiene. After 10 days, we observed an asymptomatic geographic tongue without fever and myalgias and the lesion of dorsal surface of tongue improved from severe condition to moderate. Conclusion In conclusion, patients with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 should be screened for symptoms and physical findings in the oral mucosa To prevent such an outcome, awareness programs need to be implemented for the diagnosis and management of clinical symptoms among patients.

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“…The clinical characteristics of COVID-19 are very diverse but can be arranged into four categories: systemic, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and cardiovascular (4). There are a wide number of symptoms in patients with COVID-19, only six symptoms occurred in 50% of people such as cough, sore throat, fever, myalgia or arthralgia, fatigue, and headache(5,6). Of these, fever, myalgia or arthralgia, fatigue, and headache could be considered red flags (4).…”

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Prognosis and hematological findings in patients with COVID-19 in an Amazonian population of Peru

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Rafael-Heredia

Er³

et al. 2021

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ObjectiveThis study examined the laboratory results of COVID-19 patients from a hospital in the Peruvian Amazon and their clinical prognosis.MethodsAn analytical cross-sectional study was carried out whose purpose was to identify the laboratory tests of patients with COVID-19 and mortality in a hospital in Ucayali, Peru during the period from March 13 to May 9, 2020, selecting a total of 127 with Covid-19. Mean and the standard deviation was described for age, leukocytes, neutrophils, platelets, RDW-SD; median and interquartile range for the variables lymphocyte, RN / L, fibrinogen, CRP, D-dimer, DHL, hematocrit, monocytes, eosinophils.ResultsNo differences were observed in this population regarding death and sex (OR: 1.31; 95% CI 0.92 to 1.87), however, it was observed that, for each one-year increase, the probability of death increased by 4% (PR: 1.04, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.05). The IRR (Incidence Risk Ratio) analysis for the numerical variables showed results strongly associated with hematological values such as Leukocytes (scaled by 2500 units) (IRR: 1.08, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.13), neutrophils (scaled by 2500 units) (IRR: 1.08; 95% CI 1.03 to 1.13), on the contrary, it is observed that the increase of 1000 units in lymphocytes, the probability of dying decreased by 48% (IRR: 0.52; 95% CI 0.38 to 071).ConclusionParameters such as leukocytes and neutrophils were statistically much higher in patients who died.

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Orofacial manifestations of COVID-19: a brief review of the published literature

Cited by 61 publications

References 27 publications

Remote and non-invasive monitoring of patients with COVID-19 by smartphone

Remote and non-invasive monitoring of patients with COVID-19 by smartphone

Tongue ulcer in a patient with COVID-19: a case presentation

Prognosis and hematological findings in patients with COVID-19 in an Amazonian population of Peru

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