Incomplete and late recovery of sudden olfactory dysfunction in COVID-19

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Authors

Eduardo Macoto Kosugi · Brazilian Academy of Sciences

Joel Lavinsky · Associação Brasileira de Alergia e Imunologia

Fabrizio Ricci Romano · Brazilian Academy of Sciences

Marco Aurélio Fornazieri · Brazilian Academy of Sciences

Gabriela Ricci Luz‐Matsumoto · Brazilian Academy of Sciences

Marcus Miranda Lessa · Brazilian Academy of Sciences

Otávio Bejzman Piltcher

Abstract

Positive-COVID-19 patients with sudden olfactory dysfunction showed lower total recovery rate and longer duration than negative-COVID-19 patients. Additionally, total recovery was seen more frequently in positive-COVID-19 patients with sudden hyposmia than the ones with sudden anosmia.

Topics & Keywords

Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology

Volume 86, Issue 4, pp. 490-496

DOI: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2020.05.001

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