作者
Esra Kavaz, Emel Tahir, Senem Çengel Kurnaz, Aydın Deveci, Esra Aksakal Tanyel
发表日期
2022/7
期刊
Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
卷号
167
期号
1
页码范围
187-196
出版商
SAGE Publications
简介
Objective
To evaluate the effect of olfactory dysfunction on the course and severity of COVID-19 and its prognostic and predictive significance for COVID-19.
Study Design
Prospective case-control study.
Setting
Ondokuz Mayıs University School of Medicine.
Methods
Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR)–positive patients, patients with COVID-19–related symptoms who had a negative PCR result, and healthy controls were included in the study. Clinicodemographic characteristics, inflammatory markers, and computed tomography stages were recorded. Disease progression and intensive care unit admission were registered. The visual analog scale (0, worst; 10, best) was used to evaluate subjective olfactory, taste, and nasal breathing ability, and the Sniffin’ Sticks identification (SS-ID) test was used for psychophysical olfactory assessment.
Results
Mean SS-ID scores were significantly lower in the …
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