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Oral manifestations in a patient with a history of asymptomatic COVID-19: Case report

Jairo Corchuelo Ojeda, Francisco Chavier Ulloa

2020International Journal of Infectious Diseases130 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

The pandemic situation has led to public health measures that have forced patients with and without the SARS-CoV-2 virus to remain isolated and take steps to prevent the spread. Many of these patients have been unable to attend the control of medical-dental services, which in many cases complicates their situation. This study reports on the oral manifestations of an asymptomatic COVID-19 patient treated interdisciplinary by teleconsultation due to the sudden appearance of lesions in the oral mucosa. Lesions are diagnosed, therapeutic measures are taken, and improvement is shown. This case shows that the problems that arise in the oral mucosa in patients with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection can be monitored through interdisciplinary teleconsultation during the pandemic with the support of information technology currently available worldwide. It also decreases the risk of transmission of SARS-Cov-2 between patients and health professionals.

Topics & Concepts

AsymptomaticPandemicMedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Oral mucosaTransmission (telecommunications)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Asymptomatic carrierIntensive care medicinePublic health2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMedical historyOral healthPathologyDiseaseSurgeryDentistryInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakElectrical engineeringEngineeringDermatological and COVID-19 studiesOral Health Pathology and TreatmentStreptococcal Infections and Treatments