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CASE REPORT article

Front. Dent. Med
Sec. Pediatric Dentistry
Volume 5 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fdmed.2024.1412439
This article is part of the Research Topic Impact of Overall Health on Oral Health of Children and Adolescents View all articles

Painful ulcerations associated with COVID-19 in an adolescent patient: A Case Report

Provisionally accepted
  • 1 Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, United States
  • 2 College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States
  • 3 College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States

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    Oral manifestations lesions associated withof SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) include aphthous-like ulcers, herpetiform eruption of vesicles and erosions on lips, anterior tongue and buccal mucosa, Candida-associated lesions, recurrent herpesvirus infection, blisters, dark pigmentations, erythema multiforme-like lesions, white plaques, yellowish ulcers, inflammatory and purulent areas on pharyngeal wall, sialadenitis, overgrowth of filiform papillae, tongue depapillation, necrotizing gingivitis, salivary gland infections, angular cheilitis, hyposalivation, xerostomia, burning mouth sensation, facial pain, and oral submucous fibrosisand other findings. Reactive infectious mucocutaneous eruption (RIME) has recently been used to describe non-Mycoplasma . pneumoniae pathogens that can lead to rash and mucositis. RIME secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection is consistent with reports in the literature. The patient in this case report is significant in that it involves only the oral mucosa, although there are cases reported where mucosal involvement is limited to one site. The degree of mucosal involvement in our case report was in the presence of an acute COVID-19 infection without ocular or genital involvement. Oral manifestations lesions of associated with COVID-19 infection vary in presentation. This paper adds to the understanding of systemic manifestations of COVID-19 infection and provides a reference of clinical findings, management, and interdisciplinary collaboration for caring for this patient.

    Keywords: COVID-19, oral pathology, Pediatric Dentistry, Diagnostic challenge, Oral Ulcers Font: Italic Font: Italic Formatted: Font: Italic Formatted: Font: Italic Formatted: Font: Italic

    Received: 04 Apr 2024; Accepted: 16 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Danesh, Lee, Wallihan, Townsend, Mulo and Kumar. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: David O. Danesh, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, United States

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