A study has shown that the so-called coronavirus tongue, which is a rare symptom of COVID-19, can persist in the mouth for a month. Some other manifestations of a dangerous virus have been observed even longer.
Coronavirus language is an extremely rare symptom of infection that has not been studied as often by researchers and was common at the initial stage of the pandemic. And now, scientists from Spain have found that about a quarter of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 experienced changes in the oral cavity. True, such symptoms were common in mild cases of coronavirus.
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In a study, a 58-year-old man infected with the coronavirus had a fever, breathing problems, and an unusual appearance of the surface of the tongue. At the same time, the patient was not a smoker, was not fond of alcohol and was vaccinated twice. Doctors prescribed him multivitamins and polyminerals, as well as chlorhexidine mouthwash for a month
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The patient showed a significant decrease in dryness of the oral mucosa. With a coronavirus tongue, small map-like spots form on the surface. This symptom is extremely painful, it interferes with eating, leads to loss of taste, ulceration, dry mouth, red or white spots and white coating. The exact cause of the symptom is unknown, but it is possible that it is associated with the effect of the virus on the angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 receptor of oral epithelial cells. (READ MORE)
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