Evidences For Systemic Effects Of Covid 19 Pandemic A Literature Review

Abstract

The world threatening covid19 disease by SARS COV2, has emerged its origin from Wuhan china in November 2019. The disease has many systemic effects starting from oral cavity to urinary system including eyes and skin. The effects on the respiratory system with severe acute respiratory syndrome is more life threatening. The serious illnesses of the cardiovascular system and central nervous system includes Myocardial infarction and stroke. Acute Kidney Injury(AKI) is common which may require dialysis in most of the patients. Diarrhoea is the most common symptom of the gastrointestinal system and some patients experience severe abdominal pain. Conjunctivitis or” pink eye” is more common in eyes and is self limiting. The five clinical patterns of skin lesions includes vesicular , utricarial , macula papular, livedo/necrosis and pseudo-chilblains. Patients with severe covid 19 experienced both Exanthems (skin lesions) and Enanthems (oral cavity lesions). Multiple pin point petechiae like ulcers are seen in the oral cavity. Some of them experienced geographic tongue, Xerostomia, Gingivitis and opportunistic fungal infections because of the impaired immune system and susceptible oral mucosa.