Prevalence of Anosmia in 10.157 Pediatric COVID-19 Cases : Multicenter Study from Turkey

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INTRODUCTION: COVID-19-related anosmia is a remarkable and disease-specific finding. With this multicenter cohort study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of anosmia in pediatric cases with COVID-19 from Turkey and make an objective assessment with a smell awareness questionnaire.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: This multicenter prospective cohort study was conducted with pediatric infection clinics in 37 centers in 19 different cities of Turkey between October 2020 and March 2021. The symptoms of 10.157 COVID-19 cases 10-18 years old were examined. Age, gender, other accompanying symptoms, and clinical severity of the disease of cases with anosmia and ageusia included in the study were recorded. The cases were interviewed for the smell awareness questionnaire at admission and one month after the illness.

RESULTS: Anosmia was present in 12.5% (1.266/10.157) of COVID-19 cases 10-18 years of age. The complete records of 1053 patients followed during the study period were analyzed. The most common symptoms accompanying symptoms with anosmia were ageusia in 885 (84%) cases, fatigue in 534 cases (50.7%), and cough in 466 cases (44.3%). Anosmia was recorded as the only symptom in 84 (8%) of the cases. One month later, it was determined that anosmia persisted in 88 (8.4%) cases. In the smell awareness questionnaire, the score at admission was higher than the score one month later (P < 0.001).

DISCUSSION: With this study, we have provided the examination of a large case series across Turkey. Anosmia and ageusia are specific symptoms seen in cases of COVID-19. With the detection of these symptoms, it should be aimed to isolate COVID-19 cases in the early period and reduce the spread of the infection. Such studies are important because the course of COVID-19 in children differs from adults and there is limited data on the prevalence of anosmia.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 41(2022), 6 vom: 01. Juni, Seite 473-477

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Elvan-Tuz, Aysegul [VerfasserIn]
Karadag-Oncel, Eda [VerfasserIn]
Kiran, Sibel [VerfasserIn]
Kanik-Yuksek, Saliha [VerfasserIn]
Gulhan, Belgin [VerfasserIn]
Hacimustafaoglu, Mustafa [VerfasserIn]
Ozdem-Alatas, Silem [VerfasserIn]
Kuyucu, Necdet [VerfasserIn]
Ozdemir, Halil [VerfasserIn]
Egil, Oguz [VerfasserIn]
Elmas-Bozdemir, Sefika [VerfasserIn]
Polat, Meltem [VerfasserIn]
Bursal-Duramaz, Burcu [VerfasserIn]
Cem, Ela [VerfasserIn]
Apaydin, Gozde [VerfasserIn]
Teksam, Ozlem [VerfasserIn]
TURK-COVID-19-Anosmia Study Group [VerfasserIn]
Cuku-Rova, Ibrahim [Sonstige Person]
Mustafaoglu, Ozlem [Sonstige Person]
Yasin Guney, Ahmet [Sonstige Person]
Sahin, Emre [Sonstige Person]
Ozgokce Ozmen, Berfin [Sonstige Person]
Akca, Mehtap [Sonstige Person]
Vatansever, Goksel [Sonstige Person]
Tekin, Deniz [Sonstige Person]
Buyukcam, Ayse [Sonstige Person]
Ozcan, Nur [Sonstige Person]
Ozdem, Suna [Sonstige Person]
Bulbul, Lida [Sonstige Person]
Sahinkaya, Sahika [Sonstige Person]
Deniz Aygun, Fatma [Sonstige Person]
Gungor, Emre [Sonstige Person]
Demirbuga, Asuman [Sonstige Person]
Uysalol, Metin [Sonstige Person]
Cura Yayla, Burcu Ceylan [Sonstige Person]
Aykac, Kubra [Sonstige Person]
Tekin, Ayse [Sonstige Person]
Caglar, Ilknur [Sonstige Person]
Demir, Sule [Sonstige Person]
Melis Bilen, Nimet [Sonstige Person]
Aldemir Kocabas, Bilge [Sonstige Person]
Timurtas Dayar, Gulperi [Sonstige Person]
Kosker, Muhammet [Sonstige Person]
Kara, Yalcin [Sonstige Person]
Can Kizil, Mahmut [Sonstige Person]
Celik, Taylan [Sonstige Person]
Sirvan Cetin, Ben-Hur [Sonstige Person]
Emre Dogan, Yunus [Sonstige Person]
Sertan Kara, Soner [Sonstige Person]
Demir, Tugba [Sonstige Person]
Bayturan Sen, Semra [Sonstige Person]
Bal, Alkan [Sonstige Person]
Metin Akcan, Ozge [Sonstige Person]
Genceli, Mustafa [Sonstige Person]
Karaaslan, Ayse [Sonstige Person]
Cetin, Ceren [Sonstige Person]
Cay, Ummuhan [Sonstige Person]
Tanir Basaranoglu, Sevgen [Sonstige Person]
Akyuz Ozkan, Esra [Sonstige Person]
Hafize Erdeniz, Emine [Sonstige Person]
Cakici, Ozlem [Sonstige Person]
Arikan, Kamile [Sonstige Person]
Yesil, Edanur [Sonstige Person]
Sutcu, Murat [Sonstige Person]
Kara, Manolya [Sonstige Person]
Bolat, Ahmet [Sonstige Person]
Umit, Zuhal [Sonstige Person]
Uyanik Uygun, Hatice [Sonstige Person]
Ozer, Arife [Sonstige Person]
Turel, Ozden [Sonstige Person]
Sahbudak Bal, Zumrut [Sonstige Person]
Ozsurekci, Yasemin [Sonstige Person]
Hancerli Torun, Selda [Sonstige Person]
Kara Aksay, Ahu [Sonstige Person]
Oncel, Selim [Sonstige Person]
Kilic, Omer [Sonstige Person]
Alabaz, Derya [Sonstige Person]
Ciftci, Ergin [Sonstige Person]
Belet, Nursen [Sonstige Person]
Devrim, Ilker [Sonstige Person]
Cezmi Cokugras, Haluk [Sonstige Person]
Kurugol, Zafer [Sonstige Person]
Yilmaz Ciftdogan, Dilek [Sonstige Person]
Turgut, Mehmet [Sonstige Person]
Kara, Ates [Sonstige Person]

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Date Completed 12.05.2022

Date Revised 18.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/INF.0000000000003526

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM338795839