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

ABSTRACT:

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 wer

SUBMITTER: Paderno A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7331108 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature