Severity of anosmia as an early symptom of COVID-19 infection may predict lasting loss of smell

JR Lechien, F Journe, S Hans… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: To evaluate the recovery rate of loss of smell (LOS) with objective olfactory
testing in COVID-19 patients. Methods: Adults with confirmed COVID-19 and self-reported …

Objective olfactory testing in patients presenting with sudden onset olfactory dysfunction as the first manifestation of confirmed COVID-19 infection

JR Lechien, P Cabaraux, CM Chiesa-Estomba… - Medrxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Background The aims of this study are to investigate the COVID-19 status of patients with
initial sudden olfactory anosmia (ISOA) using nasopharyngeal swabs for RT-PCR analysis …

Early recovery patterns of olfactory disorders in COVID-19 patients; a clinical cohort study

MA Amer, HS Elsherif, AS Abdel-Hamid… - American journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction A rapidly evolving evidence suggests that smell dysfunction is a common
symptom in COVID-19 infection with paucity of data on its duration and recovery rate …

Prevalence and 6‐month recovery of olfactory dysfunction: a multicentre study of 1363 COVID‐19 patients

JR Lechien, CM Chiesa‐Estomba… - Journal of internal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate prevalence and recovery of olfactory dysfunction (OD) in COVID‐19
patients according to the disease severity. Methods From 22 March to 3 June 2020, 2581 …

The temporal course of COVID-19 anosmia and relation to other clinical symptoms

A Altundag, O Saatci, DET Sanli, OA Duz… - European Archives of …, 2021 - Springer
Objective This study aimed to define the clinical course of anosmia in relation to other
clinical symptoms. Methods 135 patients with COVID-19 were reached by phone and …

Early recovery following new onset anosmia during the COVID-19 pandemic–an observational cohort study

C Hopkins, P Surda, E Whitehead… - … -Head & Neck Surgery, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background A rapidly evolving evidence suggests that smell and taste disturbance are
common symptoms in COVID-19 infection. As yet there are no reports on duration and …

Long-lasting olfactory dysfunction in COVID-19 patients

B Prem, DT Liu, G Besser, G Sharma… - European Archives of …, 2022 - Springer
Objectives Olfactory dysfunction (OD) is a common symptom of Coronavirus Disease 2019
(COVID-19). Although many patients have been reported to regain olfactory function within …

Psychophysical olfactory tests and detection of COVID-19 in patients with sudden onset olfactory dysfunction: a prospective study

JR Lechien, P Cabaraux… - Ear, Nose & Throat …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To investigate the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) status of patients with
initial sudden olfactory anosmia (ISOA) through nasopharyngeal swabs for reverse …

Objective sensory testing methods reveal a higher prevalence of olfactory loss in COVID-19–positive patients compared to subjective methods: A systematic review …

ME Hannum, VA Ramirez, SJ Lipson… - Chemical …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19), has currently infected over 6.5 million people worldwide. In …

Olfactory dysfunction in COVID-19 patients: prevalence and prognosis for recovering sense of smell

L D'Ascanio, M Pandolfini, C Cingolani… - … –Head and Neck …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
While olfactory dysfunction associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has
attracted considerable interest, few studies have tracked outcomes at serial time points or …