Mucosal involvement in a <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19‐positive patient: A case report
Filiz Cebeci, Hülya Çaşkurlu
Abstract
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) first surfaced in the Chinese city of Wuhan on 1 December 2019 and quickly turned into a global issue. On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared this outbreak a pandemic. 1 COVID-19 can affect different organ systems, probably including the oral mucosa. Although cutaneous involvement has been defined for COVID-19, there are no studies that report oropharyngeal involvement. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of oropharyngeal involvement in COVID-19 describing oral lesions in detail.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirus InfectionsPandemicVirologyInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseOutbreakDermatological and COVID-19 studiesParvovirus B19 Infection StudiesStreptococcal Infections and Treatments