Subjective Changes in Smell and Taste During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey-Preliminary Results.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
; 163(2): 302-306, 2020 08.
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| ID: mdl-32423359
ABSTRACT
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, many individuals have noted acute loss of smell and/or taste, although not all patients with these symptoms are tested for COVID-19. To better characterize all patients with these rare symptoms, a national survey was created. Over 13 days in April 2020, a total of 220 people completed the survey in its entirety, representing a wide geographic distribution across the United States. Of the 220 respondents, 93 (42%) were diagnosed with COVID-19, and 127 (58%) were not. A total of 37.7% of respondents reported changes in smell/taste as the initial or sole presentation of their condition. Most but not all patients had other symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 at the time of chemosensory loss. Despite its inclusion as a major symptom of COVID-19 by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), respondents with additional CDC-defined symptoms associated with COVID-19 were statistically more likely to be tested/diagnosed than those without.
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Assunto principal:
Pneumonia Viral
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Distúrbios do Paladar
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Infecções por Coronavirus
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Betacoronavirus
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Transtornos do Olfato
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article