TRANSIENT LINGUAL PAPILLITIS AN ORAL MANIFESTATION OF COVID-19: A CASE PRESENTATION
Dr. Prajul Mehta and Dr. Ashwani Rana*
ABSTRACT
COVID -19 infection has been reported to demonstrate different types of mucocutaneous manifestations. The timely and accurate identification of these mucocutaneous manifestations may play a key role in the early diagnosis and management of covid-19. Transient lingual papillitis is one of the most common mucocutaneous manifestation of covid infection. In this case report, we demonstrate a patient who presented with multiple painful papular lesions over the dorsum of tongue and without any other complaints except lethargy. The diagnosis of transient lingual papillitis was made and covid test was advised, leading to the early diagnosis of covid-19.
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