DENGUE: INSTRUÇÕES ATUAIS PARA A EQUIPE DE SAÚDE SOBRE SINAIS E SINTOMAS ORAIS

Doi: 10.47094/978-65-6036-670-1/111-121

PALAVRAS CHAVE: Dengue. Odontologia. Oral.

KEYWORDS: Dengue Fever. Dentistry. Oral.

ABSTRACT:
Introduction: Dengue is disease caused by the dengue virus, and the vectors are Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. It represents a public health problem, causing significant morbidity and mortality, and requiring early diagnosis. The identification of oral manifestations of dengue contributes to its diagnosis. Objective: To elucidate signs and symptoms of dengue in the oral cavity. Methodology: The literature review was performed at PubMed and Medline databases using “Dengue”, “Dentistry” and “Oral” descriptors from 2013 to 2024. Results and Discussion: Oral manifestations are associated with dengue, such as vesicles at buccal mucous membranes, tongue and palate, and bullous hemorrhages at sublingual mucous membranes, tongue and mouth floor. Laboratory tests are necessary, since oral manifestations may be associated with severe thrombocytopenia by dengue. Spontaneous and profuse bleeding at tongue and gums can occur by severe dengue. Erythema, crusts and vesicles at lips and palate, soft vesicles at palate and tongue, inflamed tonsils, petechiae, dry mouth, difficulty of swallowing and mucous membranes congestion are also oral characteristics of that infection. Conclusion: The identification of the dengue oral manifestations aims the early diagnosis and complications prevention, and it represents a relevant factor of patients’ clinical evaluation with suggestive signs and symptoms of dengue.

Autores

• Clareliz Diógenes Santos

• Denise Fonseca Côrtes

• Gabriela Fernandes de Paiva Oliveira

• Maria Clara Martins Uberaba

• Paula Mylena Paiva de Souza

• Robert Wilson da Silva Tostes

• Sabrina Aparecida de Andrade

• Weslley da Silva de Paiva