Non-specific oral and cutaneous manifestations of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in children

• Elena Bardellini ^[1] ; Maria Pia Bondioni ^[1] ; Francesca Amadori ^[1] ; Federica Veneri ^[1] ; Vassilios Lougaris ^[1] ; Antonella Meini ^[2] ; Alessandro Plebani ^[1] ; Alessandra Majorana ^[1]
  1. [1] Università degli Studi di Brescia

     Università degli Studi di Brescia

     Brescia, Italia

     
  2. [2] Pediatrics Clinic, ASST-Spedali Civili of Brescia, Italy
• Localización: Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal. Ed. inglesa, ISSN-e 1698-6946, Vol. 26, Nº. 5 (September), 2021
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) seems to affect children only marginally, as a result, there is less knowledge of its manifestations in childhood. The purpose of this retrospective cross-sectional study was to investigate the oral and cutaneous manifestations in children affected by COVID-19.

    All the medical records of children with COVID-19 admitted to the Pediatric Clinic- ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia from March to April 2020 were reviewed. The following data were recorded: age, temperature, clinical presentation, oral mucosa lesions, taste alteration and cutaneous lesions.

    The medical records of twenty-seven pediatric patients (mean age 4,2 years + 1,7) were analyzed. The clinical presentation of the disease mainly included elevated body temperature and cough. The following oral lesions were recorded: oral pseudomembranous candidiasis (7.4 %), geographic tongue (3.7%), coated tongue (7.4 %) and hyperaemic pharynx (37 %). Taste alteration was reported by 3 patients. Six patients presented cutaneous flat papular lesions.

    As for our paediatric sample, COVID-19 resulted to be associated with non-specific oral and cutaneous manifestations.