作者
María Jesús Rojas-Lechuga, Adriana Izquierdo-Dominguez, Carlos Chiesa-Estomba, Christian Calvo-Henriquez, Ithzel Maria Villarreal, Genoveva Cuesta-Chasco, Manuel Bernal-Sprekelsen, Joaquim Mullol, Isam Alobid
发表日期
2021/3
期刊
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
卷号
278
页码范围
695-702
出版商
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
简介
Background
Since the outbreak in China due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) various studies have been published describing olfactory and gustatory dysfunction (OGD).
Objective
The aim was to investigate the frequency and severity of OGD in SARS-CoV-2 (+) out-patients compared to controls with common cold/flu like symptoms and two negative RT-PCR.
Methods
A multicenter cross-sectional study on SARS-CoV-2-positive out-patients (n = 197) and controls (n = 107) from five Spanish Hospitals. Severity of OGD was categorized by visual analogue scale (VAS). Frequency and severity of the chemosensory impairment were analyzed.
Results
The frequencies of smell (70.1%) and taste loss (65%) were significantly higher among COVID-19 subjects than in the controls …
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