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ABSTRACT:
A novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is associated with human to- human transmission. For it is a never been experienced respiratory disease before and with infection ability widely and quickly, it attracted the worlds attention but without treatment and control manual. With no antiviral drugs nor vaccines, and the presence of carriers without obvious symptoms, traditional public health intervention measures are significantly less effective. It is all the more imperative to contain the viral infection in the initial stages by identifying early signa and symptoms. Recently it has come to light that some cases of coronavirus have shown oral as well cutaneous lesions before developing respiratory distress or other symptoms like fever or cough. Purpose of this review is to highlight the lesions which are expressed in the course of disease which can help in diagnosing it further. Keywords Coronavirus, oral manifestations, cutaneous lesions, early diagnosis.
INTRODUCTION
In December 2019, the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019nCoV) was discovered and identified in the viral pneumonia cases that occurred in Wuhan, In the following month, the 2019-nCoV quickly spreading inside and outside of Hubei Province and even other countries. Whats more, the sharp increase of the case number caused widespread panic among the people. Medical professionals require an up-to-date guideline to follow when an urgent healthcare problem has emerged. It has been confirmed to be an acute respiratory infection caused by a novel coronavirus. Respiratory droplet transmission is the main route of transmission, and it can also be transmitted through contact.1 It is a novel coronavirus belonging to the genus. The 2019-nCoV has an envelope; its particles are round or oval, often polymorphic, with a diameter from 60 nm to 140 nm. Based on currently epidemiological survey, the latency period is generally from 3 to 7 days, with a maximum of 14 days.2 Unlike SARSr-CoV, 2019-nCoV is contagious during the latency period. The population is generally susceptible to the virus. The elderly and those with underlying diseases show more serious conditions after infection, Those with one of the following pathogenic evidence is the confirmed case: (1) positive for the 2019-nCoV by the real-time PCR test for nucleic acid in respiratory or blood samples.3 2) viral gene sequencing shows highly homogeneity to the known 2019-nCoV in respiratory or blood...