Table 5.
Distribution of intraoral signs amongst study participants.
| Type of oral lesion | Location of intraoral lesions | Age in years | Extraoral symptoms/comorbidities | Laboratory confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erythema | Uvula | 27 | Fever | RT-PCR Positive |
| Floor of mouth and palate | 21 | Fever | RT-PCR Positive | |
| Palate and bilateral buccal mucosa | 50 | Fever, cough and sore throat | RT-PCR Positive | |
| Soft palate | 58 | Cough and sore throat with diabetes mellitus and hypertension | RT-PCR Positive | |
| Hard Palate | 33 | Loss of smell | RT-PCR Positive | |
| 26 | Running nose | RT-PCR Positive | ||
| 31 | Cough | RT-PCR Positive | ||
| 32 | Cough and sore throat | RT-PCR Positive | ||
| 58 | History of close contact with a laboratory RT-PCR Positive COVID-19 patient | RT-PCR Positive | ||
| 55 | Cough and sore throat with coronary artery disease and hypertension | RT-PCR Positive | ||
| 67 | History of close contact with a laboratory RT-PCR Positive COVID-19 patient throat with diabetes mellitus and hypertension | RT-PCR Positive | ||
| 73 | Fever with diabetes mellitus and hypertension | RT-PCR Positive | ||
| Pharynx and tonsillar area | 40 | Fever | RT-PCR Positive | |
| 42 | Fever with history of smokeless tobacco use | RT-PCR Positive | ||
| 60 | Fever with history of smoking tobacco | RT-PCR Positive | ||
| 63 | Fever | RT-PCR Positive | ||
| Tongue | 55 | Fever and cough | RT-PCR Positive | |
| Corner of mouth | 40 | Fever and cough | RT-PCR Positive | |
| Palate | 73 | Fever with diabetes mellitus and hypertension | RT-PCR Negative | |
| 54 | Sore throat | RT-PCR Negative | ||
| 25 | Difficulty in breathing with history of smoking tobacco | RT-PCR Negative | ||
| 40 | Fever | RT-PCR Negative | ||
| 42 | Difficulty in breathing | RT-PCR Negative | ||
| 38 | Fever | RT-PCR Negative | ||
| 30 | Fever, cough and sore throat | RT-PCR Negative | ||
| 54 | Fever. Sore throat, difficulty in breathing, running nose with history of hypertension and bronchial asthma | RT-PCR Negative | ||
| 45 | Breathing difficulty | RT-PCR Negative | ||
| Pharynx and tonsillar area | 27 | Cough | RT-PCR Negative | |
| 46 | Fever and sore throat | RT-PCR Negative | ||
| Ulcer | Palate | 59 | Fever and headache, hypertension and diabetes mellitus | RT-PCR Positive |
| 56 | Breathing difficulty, hypertension and diabetes mellitus | RT-PCR Positive | ||
| 40 | Fever | RT-PCR Positive | ||
| 68 | Fever and breathing difficulty, Coronary artery disease, hypertension and diabetes mellitus | RT-PCR Negative | ||
| Tongue | 54 | Cough | RT-PCR Positive | |
| 52 | Fever and cough, coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus | RT-PCR Positive | ||
| Buccal mucosa | 21 | Fever and cough | RT-PCR Positive | |
| 42 | Fever and sore throat | RT-PCR Negative | ||
| Lower labial mucosa | 41 | Fever | RT-PCR Positive | |
| 43 | Fever and sore throat | RT-PCR Negative | ||
| Floor of mouth | 27 | Fever, cough and sore throat | RT-PCR Positive | |
| Uvula | 27 | Fever | RT-PCR Positive | |
| 29 | Asymptomatic with close contact | RT-PCR Negative | ||
| Whitish Patch | Bilateral buccal mucosa | 47 | Fever with history of smokeless tobacco use | RT-PCR Positive |
| Buccal mucosa | 33 | Fever, cough and sore throat | RT-PCR Positive | |
| Bilateral retromolar trigone region | 61 | Fever with hypertension | RT-PCR Positive | |
| Lower left alveolar ridge | 70 | Fever with hypertension with history of smokeless tobacco use | RT-PCR Positive | |
| Right retromolar trigone | 60 | Breathing difficulty with diabetes mellitus and hypertension with history of smokeless tobacco use | RT-PCR Positive | |
| Tongue, buccal mucosa | 78 | Fever with hypertension | RT-PCR Positive | |
| Floor of mouth | 68 | Fever and cough with hypertension | RT-PCR Negative | |
| Buccal mucosa | 50 | Fever with hypothyroidism | RT-PCR Negative | |
| Bilateral buccal mucosa | 35 | Fever, cough and sore throat | RT-PCR Negative | |
| Ventral surface of tongue | 60 | Fever, cough and sore throat with hypertension | RT-PCR Negative | |
| Whitish patch with oral submucous fibrosis | Buccal mucosa bilateral | 61 | Fever with hypertension along with history of smoking and smokeless tobacco use | RT-PCR Positive |
| Angular cheilitis | Corner of mouth | 40 | Cough and hypothyroidism | RT-PCR Positive |
| Inflamed bilateral Stenson's duct | Stenson's duct | 54 | Fever with hypothyroidism | RT-PCR Positive |
| Swelling in pharynx | Pharynx | 42 | Fever, cough and sore throat | RT-PCR Positive |
| Vesicles | Palate | 46 | History of close contact with laboratory RT-PCR Positive covid-19 patient | RT-PCR Positive |
| Bald tongue | Tongue | 58 | Fever with diabetes mellitus | RT-PCR Negative |
| Tonsillar hyperplasia | Palate | 37 | Fever, cough and sore throat | RT-PCR Negative |
| Bilateral ecchymosis | Palate in greater palatine foramina region | 63 | Fever with hypertension and bronchial asthma | RT-PCR Negative |
| Melanin pigmentation | Tongue | 30 | Breathing difficulty with hypertension and diabetes mellitus | RT-PCR Negative |