COVID-19 口腔后续:从COVID-19中恢复后持续的胃口和唾液分泌器功能障碍
1Department of Dental Basic Education, Asahi University School of Dentistry, Mizuho, Japan.
概括
持续的味道丧失和口腔干燥影响了许多COVID-19幸存者在康复后很长时间. 这些口腔健康问题被称为口味和唾液分泌功能障碍,在感染后需要持续关注.
科学领域:
- 口服药是一种口服药.
- 传染病 传染病 传染病
- 病理生理学 病理生理学
背景情况:
- 在SARS-CoV-2感染后,长期的健康问题或后续症状很常见.
- 在COVID-19之后的口腔健康并发症比急性症状或其他后续情况了解得更少.
- 持续的口味和唾液分泌功能障碍是明显的口腔后果.
研究的目的:
- 描述COVID-19后持续的味道和唾液分泌功能障碍.
- 探索这些口腔连续体背后的潜在致病机制.
- 强调持续监测COVID-19幸存者的口腔健康的重要性.
主要方法:
- 对科学数据库进行系统的文献搜索.
- 数据提取和分析COVID-19幸存者报告的口腔连续病例.
- 文献搜索截止日期:2022年9月30日.
主要成果:
- 在感染后365天内,在1-45%的幸存者中报告了老化/失味 (失去/改变口味).
- 在感染后230天内,2-40%的幸存者报告了 Xerostomia/口腔干燥.
- 受种族,性别,年龄和疾病严重程度影响的患病率.
结论:
- 口腔的后续症状,如味觉功能障碍和口腔干燥,在COVID-19康复后可能会持续很长时间.
- 致病机制可能涉及味觉/唾液腺和缺乏的SARS-CoV-2受体表达.
- 对于COVID-19后的患者来说,对口腔健康的持续监测至关重要,因为出院并不是护理的结束.
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