Tongue Ulcer as an Oral Manifestation of COVID-19: A Case Report
Prashanth Shenoy
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Yenepoya dental college, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
P. Archana *
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Yenepoya dental college, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Laxmikanth Chatra
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Yenepoya dental college, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
K. M. Veena
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Yenepoya dental college, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Rachana Prabhu
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Yenepoya dental college, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
In patients with corona virus disease, only a few cases have been presented with some oral manifestations since 2019. (COVID-19).However, it is unclear whether these lesions are the result of COVID -19 or due to the existing co morbidities .The purpose of this article is to present a case of an oral condition in a COVID-19 patient.
Keywords: COVID-19, tongue, salivary gland epithelium, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor