Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comment
. 2021 Jan;41(1):127-128.
doi: 10.1111/scd.12526. Epub 2020 Oct 7.

Inflammation of papillae of Wharton's duct in COVID-19 patients: A debatable entity

Abdul Salam Afsal  1 , Najma Musthafa  2 , Mundekattil Sulaiman Fathima  1 , Geetha Gopalakrishnan Lakshmi  1
Affiliations
Comment

Inflammation of papillae of Wharton's duct in COVID-19 patients: A debatable entity

Abdul Salam Afsal et al. Spec Care Dentist. 2021 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Wharton's duct; submandibular salivary gland.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest that could be perceived as prejudicing the impartiality of the research reported.

A. S. Afsal, Najma Musthafa, M. S. Fathima, and G. G. Lakshmi collected and analyzed clinical data, wrote the manuscript, and revised the article.

All procedures followed were in accordance with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Moderate inflammation of papillae of Wharton's duct
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Pronounced inflammation of papillae of Wharton's duct
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Comment on

References

    1. Zou X, Chen K, Zou J, Han P, Hao J, Han Z. Single‐cell RNA‐seq data analysis on the receptor ACE2 expression reveals the potential risk of different human organs vulnerable to 2019‐nCoV infection[J]. Front Med. 2020;14(2):185‐192. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Xu H, Zhong L, Deng J, et al. High expression of ACE2 receptor of 2019‐nCoV on the epithelial cells of oral mucosa. Int J Oral Sci. 2020;12:8. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Liu L, Wei Q, Alvarez X, et al. Epithelial cells lining salivary gland ducts are early target cells of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in the upper respiratory tracts of rhesus macaques. J Virol. 2011;85(8):4025‐4030. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Chen L, Zhao J, Peng J, et al., Detection of 2019‐nCoV in Saliva and Characterization of Oral Symptoms in COVID 19 Patients. 2020. https://ssrn.com/abstract=3557140. Accessed March 14, 2020.
    1. Fisher J, Monette DL, Patel KR, et al. COVID‐19 associated parotitis: a case report. Am J Emerg Med. 2020. 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.06.059. - DOI - PMC - PubMed