Plaque on the tongue with coronavirus

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Can a plaque appear on the tongue with coronavirus? The answer to this question is ambiguous. To identify the exact cause of plaque, it is necessary to conduct a series of examinations and understand what to do and how to treat it.

Visual inspection is an important preliminary diagnostic method

With the acquisition of practical knowledge about the manifestations and signs of the presence of a pathogen in the body, doctors began to pay more attention to uncharacteristic signs.

By the color of the tongue (white, yellow, dark, green), one can judge the state of the body and identify various diseases at the initial stages.

Plaque on the tongue with coronavirus is an important indicator that is detected by visual examination and gives rise to conclusions that are subsequently confirmed by modern methods.

Several indicators are of particular importance:

• location. At the tip - vascular pathologies, problems with the gastrointestinal tract or kidneys, on the sides - the ailment is associated with the GBS (hepatobiliary system), the central location - defects in the hematopoietic organs;
• color - from translucent to brown indicates variable problems with internal organs, the presence of infection, specific metabolic disorders, or is a sign of a certain disease;
• structure - from a translucent morning film on the tongue of a healthy person to oily, dry or wet, cheesy with cracks;
• thickness - significant, thin, dislocated in spots.

Plaque on the tongue with coronavirus cannot be the basis for taking medications without consulting a specialist. Often it is the use of drugs that gives the tongue its characteristic shade.

What does the color of the plaque indicate with Covid-19

The difficulty in determining one's condition only by the color of the plaque lies in the fact that it can indicate both physiological and pathological conditions. With covid, there are different reasons for changing the color of language layers, but an approximate list of reasons has already been compiled and painted by color:

1. White speaks of the presence of a fungal infection (if its appearance is accompanied by an unpleasant odor), the start of a viral lesion. A thick white bloom is an indispensable companion of the disease, but an uncharacteristic indicator, so you need to focus on additional signs.
2. Yellow should be a cause for concern, since if a coronavirus is suspected, it means a generalization of the inflammation process.
3. Gray - may indicate dehydration of the body and occurs in cases where a person has an uncharacteristic form of Covid-19, accompanied by disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, diarrhea, and imbalance in water and electrolyte balance.
4. Green is a clear sign of a decrease in immune defense, prolonged use of antibacterial drugs or an increase in the level of bilirubin in the blood in case of liver diseases, the start of multiple organ failure.
5. Dark, black may be the result of chronic intoxication, in this case, at a late stage of coronavirus disease, due to the prolonged presence of the pathogen and its toxic waste products.
6. A dirty gray shade indicates a violation of the lungs and often indicates a significant viral lesion of an important organ.

If you focus on only one symptom, without taking into account the overall clinical picture, you can easily make a mistake. Therefore, it is extremely important to see a doctor and undergo an appropriate examination.

Common causes unrelated to the virus

There are many reasons why a person has a plaque of a certain color, and they often have nothing to do with a dangerous virus.

For example, the appearance of yellow is a common occurrence among smokers and those who abuse coffee. Gray, like green, can indicate a decrease in immunity. But its appearance can be caused by diseases of the oral cavity or diseases of the hepatobiliary system - liver, gallbladder, pancreas.

Black color appears when poisoning with certain chemical compounds or an excess of melanin on the mucous membranes. Green plaque occurs in patients with immunodeficiency. But this shade can also be with jaundice, thrush, lack of vitamins and minerals in the body.

It is only necessary to assess the appearance of plaque of even the most alarming color in conjunction with other symptoms.

If a person has a fever, weakness, a sore throat, and a dry cough, testing can be done, even if the condition of the oral cavity is not considered. But you should not immediately suspect coronavirus only on this basis, indulge in panic and sound the alarm. It is better to leave the diagnosis of the condition to the doctor.

Outcomes

Coronavirus diagnosis is a complex process based on reliable diagnostic studies:

1. Plaque on the tongue may not be the only symptom for a diagnosis.
2. The color change may be pathological or due to other reasons.
3. To draw conclusions and make a diagnosis, a complete clinical picture is needed.
4. If there are negative prerequisites, symptomatic treatment should be prescribed.