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Houston doctor searching for link between COVID-19 patients who developed abnormally large tongues

Houston doctor searching for link between COVID-19 patients who developed abnormally large tongues FacebookTwitterEmail Anthony Jones and his wife, Gail Jones, prepare for a surgery to reduce the size of his tongue, which swelled severely due to a rare COVID-19 side effect. Before the surgery, Gail had to wrap her husband s tongue daily.UTHealth / Courtesy There is a COVID-19 side effect that I don t think anyone could have expected. It is psychologically depressing because they are looked at as an oddity, said Dr. James Melville of UTHealth School of Dentistry, per Newsweek s Aristos Georgiou. They have to be on a feeding tube, a permanent tracheostomy for an airway, and there is an infection risk. The tongue completely dries out, so you have to wrap it to keep it moist so it doesn t crack and bleed.

Houston doctor searching for link between COVID-19 patients who developed abnormally large tongues

Houston doctor searching for link between COVID-19 patients who developed abnormally large tongues
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Houston doctor trying to figure out why some COVID-19 patients develop massively enlarged tongues

Swollen tongue new COVID side effect

Doctor trying to figure out why some COVID-19 patients develop massively enlarged tongues Doctors believe there might be something about the virus that is making certain people more prone to the rare condition. Author: Stephanie Whitfield Updated: 10:23 PM CDT May 20, 2021 HOUSTON Doctors in Houston are trying to figure out why a handful of people hospitalized with COVID-19 develop massively enlarged tongues. The condition is called macroglossia. It makes it impossible for patients to eat and talk. Dr. James Melville with the UTHealth School of Dentistry has become a specialist in dealing with the condition. He has performed surgeries to help patients regain use of their tongues.

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