Oral manifestations in a patient with COVID-19. Case report

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COVID-19, SARS-CoV2, odontology, oral manifestations

Abstract

Introduction: the new SARS-CoV-2 is identified as the etiological agent of the coronavirus disease 2019. It represents a sanitary and public emergency which have affected from the five continents many countries. There are few reports of this type of research in Cuba, this article pretends to describe the oral manifestations of a patient who has been confirmed with SARS-CoV2 infection.
Patient information: a 20-year-old female patient without personal pathological antecedent was identified with oral lesions compatible with idiopathic aphthous stomatitis, gallbladder lesion and idiopathic glossitis. She was diagnosed with coronavirus at 48 hours after being treated for these injuries.
Conclusions: the SARS-CoV2 infection can be preceded by oral manifestations in multiple clinical presentations, these manifestations can constitute an alarm about the presence of coronavirus and must be taken into account by diagnostic protocols.

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Iraida María Pino Román, Clínica Estomotológica Docente Victoria de Santa Clara

Especialista en I Grado en Estomatología General Integral. Máster en Odontoestomatología Infanto Juvenil. Profesora Asistente en la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara.

Dayna Gómez Cuba, Clínica Estomotológica Docente Victoria de Santa Clara

Especialista en I Grado en Estomatología General Integral. Máster en Urgencias Estomatológicas. Profesora Instructora en la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara.

Olga Lidia Álvarez Martínez, Clínica Estomotológica Docente Victoria de Santa Clara

Especialista en I Grado en Estomatología General Integral. Máster en Salud Bucal Comunitaria. Profesora Asistente en la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara.

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2021-07-31

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Pino Román IM, Gómez Cuba D, Álvarez Martínez OL. Oral manifestations in a patient with COVID-19. Case report. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2021 Jul. 31 [cited 2025 Jul. 1];15(3):450-6. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/1512

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Vol. 15 No. 3 (2021): July-September

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