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Olfactory and Gustatory Dysfunction in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

#2020
#CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

PMU Autor*in
Alexander C Rokohl

Alle Autor*innen
Jan C Luers, Alexander C Rokohl, Niklas Loreck, Philomena A Wawer Matos, Max Augustin, Felix Dewald, Florian Klein, Clara Lehmann, Ludwig M Heindl

Fachzeitschrift
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Kurzfassung

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has spread rapidly worldwide. Given scarce resources, nonlaboratory diagnostics are crucial. In this cross-sectional study, two-thirds of European patients with confirmed COVID-19 reported olfactory and gustatory dysfunction, indicating the significance of these symptoms in early diagnostics.

Keywords

Humans, Male, Aged, Middle Aged, Female, Retrospective Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Cross-Sectional Studies, ADULT, SARS-CoV-2, Young Adult, Aged, 80 and over, GERMANY, COVID-19/complications, Early Diagnosis, COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing, Nose/virology, Olfaction Disorders/virology, Smell, Symptom Assessment, Taste, Taste Disorders/virology