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. 2021 Sep 22;61(1):20–32. doi: 10.1111/ijd.15889

TABLE 2.

Characteristics of COVID‐19 patients with oral mucosa findings

Age (Median) 28 (4 months–83 years)
Sex
Female 40.7% (n = 24)
Male 59.3% (n = 35)
SARS‐CoV‐2 detection
SARS‐CoV‐2 RT‐PCR (+) 81.4% (n = 48)
SARS‐CoV‐2 IgM (+) IgG (+) 3.4% (n = 2)
SARS‐CoV‐2 IgG (+) 15.2% (n = 9)
Oral lesion type
Cheilitis/cracked lips 43.9% (n = 29)
Oral ulcer 36.3% (n = 24)
Miscellaneous 19.6% (n = 13)
Skin lesions 60.6% (n = 40)
Dysgeusia 30.8% (n = 20)
Fever 86.2% (n = 56)
Onset of oral lesions in relation to other symptoms
Before 10.1% (n = 6)
Simultaneously 25.4% (n = 15)
After 64.4% (n = 38)