Open AccessPost COVID-19 Mandibular Osteomyelitis: An Alarming Oral Health Concern
Author(s) -
Akansha Arewar,
Smruti Besekar,
Suraj Dhankikar,
Kalyani Manwatkar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of dental and oral health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2684-4443
DOI - 10.24018/ejdent.2021.2.4.83
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , pandemic , osteomyelitis , oral cavity , dilemma , intensive care medicine , virus , oral health , dentistry , surgery , pathology , virology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , philosophy , epistemology
Various posts COVID-19 complications have been reported recently in the patients. However, there is still a dilemma about whether this oral manifestation is occurred due to corona virus infection or secondary factors resulting from the patient’s systemic condition. These oral conditions in a patient diagnosed after discharge. The pathogen responsible for the pandemic is severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which has resulted in global healthcare crises and strained health resources. The prevalence of clinical manifestations is still unidentified; the range of COVID-19 manifestations on the oral cavity has been seen in various forms. The current case aims to report a rare finding of bone and soft tissue defect in the mandible as a possible sequel of COVID-19 infection.