ORAL LESIONS IN A POST-COVID-19 PATIENT: A CASE REPORT

Recent studies have suggested that oral lesions in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) could be the result of a direct viral infection or related to disease treatment and immunosuppression. A 78-year-old female patient 15 days post-COVID-19 had pain, dysgeusia, and odynophagia. Erosive lesions were observed with circumscribed halos of different sizes along the entire length of the dorsum and bilateral borders of the tongue and labial mucosa. The hypotheses of secondary infection from treatment or benign migratory glossitis after COVID-19 were suggested. Biopsy was not performed because of the patient's weakened condition. Topical use of vitamin E, nystatin oral suspension, acyclovir, and artificial saliva spray were prescribed. Clinical improvement was noted through progressive epithelialization of the lesion. After 14 days, complete repair was observed. The relevance of including the dentist in the care team for patients with infection is noted, even after medical discharge and follow-up.