Dysphagia and upper airway obstruction may be post-acute complication of COVID-19. The studied case showed that in people newly infected with SARS-CoV-2, the two mentioned clinical complications probably occur due to the strong immune response and cytokine storm in the throat which can be prevented from oropharynx obstruction by using corticosteroids and antihistamines.
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