ORAL MANIFESTATIONS OF COVID-19 INFECTION IN CHILDREN - A CASE REPORT/ORALNEMANIFESTACIJE COVID-19 INFEKCIJE KOD DECE-PRIKAZ SLUCAJA

• Published in: Medicinski pregled Vol. 74; no. 5-6; p. 187
• Main Authors: Neskovic, Isidora, Vujkov, Sanja, Vasic, Marija Bradic, Blagojevic, Duska, Komste, Jelena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Drustvo Lekara Vojvodine 01.05.2021
• Subjects: Children; China; Coronaviruses; Diseases; Epidemics; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; China
• ISSN: 0025-8105
• DOI: 10.2298/MPNS2106187N

Introduction. The global coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, caused by a new coronavirus, has undeniably marked the previous year. A clear link between the changes in the oral mucosa and the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has not yet been precisely defined. Oral manifestations in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection are mostly ulcerations, aphthous ulcers, macules and desquamative gingivitis. Case Report. A case of a 2-year-old child with oral leasions during severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is presented. The purpose of this paper was to present a case with atypical clinical manifestations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, including fever, vomiting and oral lesions, without respiratory simptoms. Conclusion. Early reaction and response to all changes within the oral cavity is crucial, because even the earliest stages of oral manifestations may be a symptom of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Key words: COVID-19; Oral Manifestations; Mouth Diseases; Child; Oral Ulcer; Stomatitis, Aphthous; Gingivitis; Early Diagnosis; Signs and Symptoms; Telemedicine Uvod. Pandemija COVID-19 na globalnom nivou, izazvana novim korona virusom, nesumnjivo je obelezila prethodnu god-inu. Jasna veza izmedu promena na oralnoj sluzokozi i virusa SARS-CoV-2 jos nije tacno definisana. Oralne promene kod pacijenata sa SARS-CoV-2 infekcijom najcesce su ulceracije, aftozne promene, makule i deskvamativni gingivitis. Prikaz slucaja. Prikazan je slucaj dvogodisnjeg deteta sa oralnim lezi-jama u toku infekcije SARS-CoV-2 virusom. Cilj ovog rada bio je prikazati slucaj sa atipicnim klinickim manifestacijama SARS-CoV-2, ukljucujuci groznicu, povracanje i oralne lezije, bez respiratirnih simptoma. Zakljucak. Rana reakcija i reagov-anje na sve promene u usnoj duplji presudni su jer cak i na-jranije faze oralnih manifestacija mogu biti simptom prisut-nosti SARS-CoV-2 virusa. Kljucne reci: COVID-19 infekcija; oralne manifestacije; bolesti usta; dete; oralne ulceracije; afte; gingivitis; rana dijagnoza; znaci i simptomi; telemedicina