Post Viral Olfactory Dysfunction After SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Anticipated Post-pandemic Clinical Challenge.

ABSTRACT: Persistent olfactory dysfunction (OD) is the second most common symptom of post coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) now being termed long-COVID. Its prevalence after recovery from COVID-19 is estimated to be 12% after nearly 6 months of follow-up. It thus becomes imperative for the treating clinicians to update themselves with the pathophysiology of this post COVID disability as well as the tools for diagnosis and the available treatment options. A systematic literature search was performed as per PRISMA guidelines in MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, LILACS, Google Scholar, ClinicalTrials.gov, and medRxiv databases. The keywords used were covid-19, Olfactory Disorders, Smell, Anosmia, PVOD, Post Viral Olfactory Disorders, post-covid and post haul

SUBMITTER: Kapoor D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8260324 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature