1. A cross-sectional study of olfactory and taste disorders among COVID-19 patients in China
- Author
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Lei-Bo Zhang, Xiaobing Fu, Jing-Jing He, Shiming Yang, Rui-Yao Chen, Qiong Liu, Ning Yu, Xue-Jun Zhou, Jian-Hui Li, Mei-Rong Li, Yi Sun, Cheng-Cheng Huang, Feng-Jie Zhou, Chang-Liang Yang, and Hu Yuan
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Adult ,Male ,Medicine (General) ,China ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Taste ,Adolescent ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Cross-sectional study ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,Olfaction Disorders ,Taste Disorders ,Young Adult ,R5-920 ,Sex Factors ,Internal medicine ,Prevalence ,medicine ,Humans ,Young adult ,Letter to the Editor ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,SARS-CoV-2 ,business.industry ,COVID-19 ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,Smell ,Military Science ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Taste disorder ,Warning signs ,Cohort ,Female ,business ,Olfactory - Abstract
To determine the prevalence and clinical features of olfactory and taste disorders among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in China. A cross-sectional study was performed in Wuhan from April 3, 2020 to April 15, 2020. A total of 187 patients with confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) completed face-to-face interviews or telephone follow-ups. We found that the prevalence of olfactory and taste disorders was significantly lower in the Chinese cohort than in foreign COVID-19 cohorts. Females were more prone to olfactory and taste disorders. In some patients, olfactory and taste disorders precede other symptoms and can be used as early screening and warning signs. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40779-021-00339-y.
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- 2021