Jurnal - COVID-19 infection in the palatine tonsil tissue and detritus: the detection of the virus compartment with RT-PCR

Kadriyan, Hamsu and Tirta Dirja, Bayu and Suryani, Dewi and Yudhanto, Didit (2021) Jurnal - COVID-19 infection in the palatine tonsil tissue and detritus: the detection of the virus compartment with RT-PCR. BMJ Case Report. pp. 1-4. ISSN 1757-790X

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Abstract

Two patients suffering from chronic recurrent tonsillitis were reported. The first patient was confirmed infected with COVID-19, 3 weeks prior to tonsillectomy. The detritus and tonsil specimen were further analysed through real-time PCR (RT-PCR) and revealed amplification of the fragment N and ORF1ab genes of SARS-CoV-2. The second patient had a negative IgM and positive IgG antibody for COVID-19; however, the nasopharyngeal swab indicated negative for SARS�CoV-2. Tonsillectomy was performed 2 weeks after the swab; the tonsil specimen was analysed through RT-PCR and revealed amplification of the N2 and RdRp gene of SARS-CoV-2. According to both results, the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 gene remains to be detected in tonsil and/or detritus after 2–3weeks after recovery. Hence, it is suggested that it is necessary to use adequate protection when performing tonsillectomy on early recovered patients with COVID-19. Furthermore, tonsillectomy would be more advisable to be performed after the fourth week after recovery from COVID-19.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions: Fakultas Kedokteran
Depositing User: Hamsu Kadriyan
Date Deposited: 26 Aug 2022 02:28
Last Modified: 26 Aug 2022 02:28
URI: http://eprints.unram.ac.id/id/eprint/30764

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