Oral Manifestations of COVID-19 Correlated to Medical and Drug History. A Survey on Infected Medical Doctors | ||
| Advanced Dental Journal | ||
| Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2024, Pages 297-309 PDF (654.96 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/adjc.2023.220498.1359 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Eman Magdy1; Sherif Shafik El Bahnasy* 2; Ebtehal Mohammed1; Maha Abdelkawy1 | ||
| 1Department of Oral Medicine, Diagnosis and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Beni_Suef University. | ||
| 2Department of Oral Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, The British University in Egypt, El-Sherook City, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract Objective: Reporting the oral symptoms of COVID-19 and correlate the occurrence of these symptoms with various possible etiologic factors. Methods: A cross-sectional web-based survey targeted Medical doctors infected with COVID-19. The survey questioned the diagnosis of the disease, the severity of the disease symptoms, the oral symptoms along with drug and medical history. A total sample of 312 response were analyzed and correlated with various factors including the patients’ age, sex, medical history, drug history, hospitalization and severity of COVID-19 symptoms. Results: Oral manifestations were reported in 72.5% of the participants. The most common oral manifestations were dysgeusia in 76% of patients which was partial in 64% of the participants. Xerostomia was reported in 41.6% of cases. Aphthous stomatitis and recurrent herpetic infections were also reported. Conclusion: The most common oral manifestations of COVID-19 are dysgeusia and xerostomia followed by oral ulcers. The occurrence of oral manifestations is increased by 4.7 folds among patients with underlying systemic diseases. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| COVID-19; Oral symptoms; Dysgeusia; Xerostomia; Aphthous stomatitis | ||
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