Oral manifestations of COVID-19 patients: An online survey of the Egyptian population.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This pilot survey aims to study the oral manifestations associated with COVID-19 infection and report the prevalence of oral signs and symptoms in COVID-19 patients.

Materials and methods

From May 15 to June 10, 2020, we used an online questionnaire containing the oral manifestations that are expected to be associated with the COVID-19 infection. Adults in our survey who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 positive were confirmed with reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR), and isolated in various hospitals in Cairo, Egypt.

Results

This pilot study included 58 (53.4% males and 46.6% females) COVID-19 patients ages 18-46 years, and 13 (22.4%) were healthcare workers. Our results showed that 67.2% of the patients had at least one manifestation related to the oral c

SUBMITTER: El Kady DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8239795 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature