Open AccessClinical significance of olfactory dysfunction in patients of COVID-19
Author(s) -
ChiaMing Chang,
Minghui Yang,
Shui-Feng Chang,
Ya-Ju Hsieh,
CheHsin Lee,
Yi-Ming Arthur Chen,
Cheng-Hui Yuan,
YiLing Chen,
Sheng-Yow Ho,
YuChang Tyan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000560
Subject(s) - anosmia , dysgeusia , hyposmia , medicine , covid-19 , pandemic , disease , olfaction , olfactory system , taste , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , adverse effect , neuroscience , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology
Currently, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become a pandemic, rapidly obtaining accurate information of patient symptoms and their progression is crucial and vital. Although the early studies in China have illustrated that the representative symptoms of COVID-19 include (dry) cough, fever, headache, fatigue, gastrointestinal discomfort, dyspnea, and muscle pain, there is increasing evidence to suggest that olfactory and taste disorder are related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, we conduct this study to review the present literature about the correlation between anosmia or dysgeusia and COVID-19.