Subjective evaluation of smell and taste dysfunction in patients with mild COVID-19 in Spain

Has been described the loss of smell and taste as onset symptoms in SARS-CoV-2. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence in Spain. Prospective study of COVID-19 confirmed patients through RT-PCR in Spain. Patients completed olfactory and gustatory questionnaires. A total of 1043...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medicina clinica 2021-01, Vol.156 (2), p.61-64
Hauptverfasser:	Ninchritz-Becerra, Elisabeth, Soriano-Reixach, María Montserrat, Mayo-Yánez, Miguel, Calvo-Henríquez, Christian, Martínez-Ruiz de Apodaca, Paula, Saga-Gutiérrez, Carlos, Parente-Arias, Pablo, Villareal, Itzhel María, Viera-Artiles, Jaime, Poletti-Serafini, Daniel, Alobid, Isam, Ayad, Tareck, Saussez, Sven, Lechien, Jerome R, Chiesa-Estomba, Carlos M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Agricultural sciences COVID-19 - complications COVID-19 - diagnosis COVID-19 Testing - methods Female Humans Life Sciences Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Olfaction Disorders - diagnosis Olfaction Disorders - epidemiology Olfaction Disorders - virology Prevalence Prospective Studies Quality of Life Self Report Severity of Illness Index Spain Taste Disorders - epidemiology Taste Disorders - virology
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Zusammenfassung:	Has been described the loss of smell and taste as onset symptoms in SARS-CoV-2. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence in Spain. Prospective study of COVID-19 confirmed patients through RT-PCR in Spain. Patients completed olfactory and gustatory questionnaires. A total of 1043 patients with mild COVID-19 disease. The mean age was 39±12 years. 826 patients (79.2%) described smell disorder, 662 (63.4%) as a total loss and 164 (15.7%) partial. 718 patients (68.8%) noticed some grade of taste dysfunction. There was a significant association between both disorders (p
ISSN:	0025-7753 1578-8989
DOI:	10.1016/j.medcli.2020.08.004