Affiliation:
1. College of Dentistry, Jazan, KSA
2. C
Abstract
Handful cases of anonymous viral pneumonia were registered in China in December 2019. The pathogen, a novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2), was isolated from infected patient’s lower respiratory tract samples, and was referred to as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).So far, insufficient importance has been given to the prevalence of fungal infections in patients infected with COVID-19 who may experience lymphocytopaenia, hospitalization in intensive care unit (ICU), broad-spectrum antibiotic and corticosteroid usage, intubation, cytokine storms, and possessing chronic illness which make them seriously immunocompromised.Here, we present a case associated with oral lesions manifested by this virus.
Publisher
IP Innovative Publication Pvt Ltd
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science