Olfactory Dysfunction in Frontline Health Care Professionals During COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil.

ABSTRACT: Upper respiratory viral infections can decrease the sense of smell either by inflammatory restriction of nasal airflow that carries the odorant molecules or through interference in olfactory sensory neuron function. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, triggered by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), worldwide reports of severe smell loss (anosmia/hyposmia) revealed a different type of olfactory dysfunction associated with respiratory virus infection. Since self-reported perception of smell is subjective and SARS-CoV-2 exposure is variable in the general population, we aimed to study a population that would be more homogeneously exposed to the virus. Here, we investigated the prevalence of olfactory loss in frontline health professionals diagno

SUBMITTER: Sbrana MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7985267 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature