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COVID-19 Infection Manifesting with Maculopapular Rash: A Case Report.
Acta Med Philipp
July 2024
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila.
COVID-19 commonly manifests with respiratory symptoms but is reported to involve other organs including the skin. This is a case of a 58-year-old male diagnosed with mild COVID-19 infection via reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) nasopharyngeal swab (NPS). He initially presented with symptoms of fever, cough, colds, sore throat, anosmia, ageusia, myalgia, and diarrhea.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBilateral hypogeusia and food aversion due to lacunar infarct in the right dorsomedial pontine tegmentum.
Neurocase
April 2024
Department of Specialized Medicine, The Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
A 70-year-old right-handed housewife suffered an acute loss of taste, an unpleasant change in the taste of foods and liquids, and a strong aversion to all kinds of food due to a small lacune in the right dorsomedial pontine tegmentum. Eating became so unpleasant that she lost 7 kg in three weeks. Olfaction and the sensibility of the tongue were spared.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCould self-reported symptoms be predictors of RT-PCR positivity in suspected COVID-19 cases? The Libya experience.
East Mediterr Health J
September 2022
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya.
Background: COVID-19 has symptoms similar to several other respiratory and non-respiratory diseases, which makes differentiating them a challenging task and could lead to unnecessary use of realtime reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) resources.
Aims: The study aimed to assess self-reported symptoms as predictors for RT-PCR positivity in suspected COVID-19 cases.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study.
Prevalence of Loss of Smell and Loss of Taste in COVID-19 Infected Patients.
J Nepal Health Res Counc
June 2022
Nepal Army Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu.
Background: The clinical presentations of COVID-19 have been variable, with atypical presentations being reported worldwide. Different studies have shown that olfactory and gustatory symptoms are present in confirmed COVID-19 cases, who may not have had other nasal complaints earlier. The high prevalence of these symptoms, exhibiting olfactory dysfunction before the appearance of others, is a relevant finding to aid for early detection of COVID-19.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGustatory dysfunction and oral ulceration in COVID-19 patients: A cross sectional study.
Dent Res J (Isfahan)
June 2022
Department of Physiology, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Background: Over the past year, patients infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 presented with severe gustatory dysfunction, the prevalence of which varies among different populations. Furthermore, there have been sporadic reports of oral ulceration observed in coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) patients due to varied reasons. The aim of this study was to investigate and characterize the presence of gustatory disorders, oral ulceration, and other oral changes in patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection.
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