Halitosis: A newly described COVID-19 presentation?
1 Department of General Medicine, Suhar hospital, Suhar, Sultanate of Oman.
2 Dental Surgeon, Iranian Dental Center, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
Review Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 09(02), 202-204
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2021.9.2.0069
Publication history:
Received on 21 January 2021; revised on 17 February 2021; accepted on 19 February 2021
Abstract:
After one year, world is still struggled with COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 is a strange viral infection which presents in different aspects and nearly can involve every system in human body. Both its direct and indirect effects make people in trouble, even in the presence of good adherence to health precautions. Recently, there is an attention to developing halitosis (bad breath) among infected patients, which could be due to COVID-19 consequences per se. Here we report a case of COVID-related halitosis who got rid of her bad breath spontaneously following recovery from COVID-19. Generally, during COVID-19 pandemic, oral hygiene must be rigorously taken into account.
Keywords:
COVID-19; Halitosis; Oral hygiene
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