Smell Disorders as a Prognostic Tool for COVID-19 | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences | ||
| Article 45, Volume 25, Issue 25, March 2024, Pages 1-7 PDF (275.13 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejentas.2023.161913.1555 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ahmed Saed El-Sharkawy* 1; Hossam Mohamed Abd El-Azeem2; Hamada Fadl Hesham3 | ||
| 1shebin elkom - menoufia | ||
| 2Benha University, Benha | ||
| 3Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Banha University Hospitals, Banha University, Banha, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objectives: The purpose of this prospective study was to check the value of smell disorders as a prognostic tool for COVID-19. Background: Viruses that give rise to the common cold are well known to cause post-infectious loss of smell. The severity of post-viral anosmia is variable at its risk and duration of presentation. Patients and Methods: The study is conducted on 100 patients suffering from CSF rhinorrhea who are admitted to Alexandria Main University Hospital for operative intervention from January 2018 to May 2021. Results: Four hundred patients with positive PCR testing of COVID-19 but they had smell disorders were randomly included in this study. All patients were divided into two groups according to the severity of manifestations. Patients were scheduled for follow-up visit with smell test and computed topography to the chest. The mean age of studied group was 38.4 ± 11.8 years. 60.5% of studied cases were females and 39.5% of studied cases were males. The patients with mild manifestations were 81.25% and 18.75% of cases were presented with severe chest manifestations. 6.5% presented with anosmia after one month, and only 8.25% of patients presented with parosmia after one month and 341 cases showed improved smell disorders. Conclusion: Olfactory manifestations for COVID-19 are common and should be added to suspected clinical criteria of COVID-19 particularly if nasal examination was non-significant. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Anosmia; COVID-19; parosmia; smell test | ||
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