Olfactory and Gustatory Outcomes in COVID-19 : A Prospective Evaluation in Nonhospitalized Subjects

OBJECTIVE: To prospectively assess the rate and timing of recovery of olfactory (OD) and gustatory (GD) dysfunction in patients affected by COVID-19.

STUDY DESIGN: Cohort study.

SETTING: Population-based evaluation in a COVID-19 high-prevalence region.

SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We analyzed the clinical course of OD and GD in a cohort of home-quarantined SARS-CoV-2-positive patients from Northern Italy. Physicians administered a survey-based questionnaire at recruitment (T0). During follow-up, patients responded to online dedicated surveys modulated according to symptoms at T0.

RESULTS: A total of 151 patients completed the follow-up survey. OD and/or GD were observed in 83% and 89% of subjects, respectively. Resolution rates of OD and GD at 30 days from onset were 87% and 82%, respectively. Risk factors for late resolution were grade of dysfunction at onset (total vs partial), gender, and presence of nasal congestion. Three (2%) patients previously reporting complete resolution of symptoms complained of subsequent recurrence of OD and/or GD after a mean of 19 days from resolution of the previous episode.

CONCLUSION: COVID-19-related OD and GD had high rate of resolution in the first month from onset of symptoms. However, in 10% to 15% of patients, these symptoms showed only partial improvement after this period.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Nov;165(5):755. - PMID 33557709

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:163

Enthalten in:

Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery - 163(2020), 6 vom: 30. Dez., Seite 1144-1149

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Paderno, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Mattavelli, Davide [VerfasserIn]
Rampinelli, Vittorio [VerfasserIn]
Grammatica, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Raffetti, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Tomasoni, Michele [VerfasserIn]
Gualtieri, Tommaso [VerfasserIn]
Taboni, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Zorzi, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Del Bon, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Lombardi, Davide [VerfasserIn]
Deganello, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Redaelli De Zinis, Luca Oscar [VerfasserIn]
Schreiber, Alberto [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Gustatory dysfunction
Journal Article
Olfactory dysfunction
Recovery
SARS-CoV-2
Smell
Taste

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Date Completed 14.12.2020

Date Revised 08.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Nov;165(5):755. - PMID 33557709

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/0194599820939538

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM311782477