Management of Ramsay Hunt syndrome among HIV patients: Our experience in a tertiary care hospital of eastern India

Swain, Santosh Kumar; Sahu, Mahesh Chandra; Behera, Ishwar Chandra

doi:10.1016/j.poamed.2016.01.013

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“…Herpetic form/zosteriform lesions are seen as multiple painful, yellowish-gray ulcers with erythematous surrounding on both keratinized and non-keratinized mucosa of the oral cavity. 39 Geographic tongue may be found after recovery of herpetic lesions. Immunosuppression and stress are often associated with COVID-19 infection which result in appearance of the secondary type of herpetic gingivostomatitis.…”

Section: Herpetiform Lesionsmentioning

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Oral cavity manifestations by COVID-19 infections: a review

Swain

Debta

Sahu

et al. 2021

Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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<p class="abstract">Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a threat to the global health caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The lungs are the primary site of infection in COVID-19 patient and the symptoms ranges from mild flu like manifestations to fulminant pneumonia and respiratory failure. COVID-19 infection also significantly affects the oral cavity and salivary glands with oral mucosal manifestations. Other than airway manifestations, COVID-19 patients are presenting with oral cavity lesions such as aphthous like ulcers, glossitis, oral mucositis or stomatitis, oral candidiasis and herpetic recurrences. These oral lesions are often associated with immunocompromised patients and elderly age. Direct involvement of the SARS-CoV-2 virus for development of oral ulcers remains uncertain. The salivary gland related symptoms and taste disturbances are highly common in COVID-19 patients. In COVID-19 patient, certain presentations like ulcers or blisters or diffuse reddish lesions affect both keratinized and non-keratinized tissues of the oral cavity. These lesions are found in palate, lip mucosa, buccal mucosa and tongue. The ulceration and blisters of the oral cavity are more often seen. There is still a gap of knowledge related to the oral manifestations of the COVID-19 infections and its impact on the oral cavity. This review article discussed the details of the oral cavity lesions in COVID-19 patients.</p>

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Section: Herpetiform Lesionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Oral cavity manifestations by COVID-19 infections: a review

Swain

Debta

Sahu

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Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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“…Immunosuppression and stress are often associated with COVID-19 infection which result in appearance of the secondary type of herpetic gingivostomatitis. 33 In some cases, COVID-19 positive patients present with blisters in the lip mucosa, desquamative gingivitis and skin rashes.…”

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Oral cavity lesions in COVID-19 patient- a neglected and morbid clinical entity in current pandemic

Swain

2021

Int J Res Med Sci

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The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is highly contagious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). COVID-19 infections are usually associated with acute respiratory symptoms along with fever, myalgia, fatigue, altered taste and smell sensation. However, some oral cavity manifestations have been found in COVID-19 patients. There is debate whether these oral cavity manifestations are due to SARS-CoV-2 infection or secondary to patient’s systemic condition. Currently research shows that SARS-CoV-2 affect the respiratory tract and other organs those have angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors. ACE2 receptors are abundantly present in the oral cavity tissues which prone for SARS-CoV-2 infection. The oral cavity lesions in COVID-19 patient ranges from ulcers in the oral cavity to candidiasis, recurrent herpes simplex, geographical tongue, mucositis and petechiae. COVID-19 infection significantly affects the oral cavity and salivary glands. Gustatory dysfunction or dysgeusia is a common oral cavity manifestation of COVID-19 patient. Clinicians should keep in mind about different lesions of the oral cavity and taste disturbances of the COVID-19 patients which will help the early diagnosis, treatment and avoid morbidity of the patient. There is still debate on exact cause for oral manifestations of the COVID-19 infections and its impact. This review article discusses the details of this neglected clinical entity such as oral cavity lesions in COVID-19 patients.

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“…It was described by Ramsey Hunt, an American neurologist and army officer in World War I in 1907 [1]. It is a rare and severe complication of varicella-zoster virus reactivation in the geniculate ganglion of the facial nerve [1] [2] [3] and represents less than 1% of the complications of herpes zoster [1] [4] and about 0.3% to 18% of the causes of atraumatic peripheral facial palsy [5], while concomitant immunosuppression to hiv1 and hiv2 is observed in less than 3% of the population. A rather noisy etiological entity, the incidence and clinical severity of otic zoster increase when host immunity is compromised.…”

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confidence: 99%