Prevalence of Olfactory and Gustatory Dysfunctions Among Patients Infected with Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Olfactory and Gustatory Dysfunctions in Coronavirus Disease 2019 | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences | ||||
| Article 44, Volume 23, Issue 23, January 2022, Page 1-9 PDF (405.43 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejentas.2022.128929.1485 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Samy S. Elwany1; essam abdel wanees behairy2; Ashraf Eldemerdash3; Islam Badwy  4
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| 1Otorhinolaryngology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University | ||||
| 2Otorhinolaryngology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University | ||||
| 3Otorhinolaryngology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Menoufia , Egypt | ||||
| 4Resident of Otorhinolaryngology at Armed Forces Military Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Objectives: We performed a cross-sectional study to estimate the prevalence of Olfactory and Gustatory Dysfunctions (OGDs) among patients infected with novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Background: COVID-19 was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, on December 31, 2019. The identified symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, dry cough, sore throat, dyspnea, fatigue, myalgia, and headache. Olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions are emerging as a new symptom. They may occur in many situations related to nerve damage, autoimmune disease, malignancy, radiotherapy, inflammation, hormone imbalance, psychologic problems, ageing, etc… Patients and Methods: The study enrolled 200 patients diagnosed as having COVID-19 infection confirmed by PCR. Results: Age ranged from 21 to 60 years with mean 32.41 years. Fifty nine percent of the studied patients aged 28 years and more, 42.5% of our patients were males and 57.5% of them were females. Our patients had positive PCR for COVID-19. Lymphopenia was present in 70.5% of them. Olfactory and gustatory impairment were prevailed in 79% of the patients. There is statistically non-significant association between presence of olfactory and gustatory impairment and all of gender, age group, lymphopenia or presence of local or systemic diseases. Females, aged from <28 years, lymphopenia, and systemic diseases non-significantly increased risk. Relation between patient’s results and types of graft used showed no statistically significant differences between them. Conclusion: Olfactory and gustatory dysfunction are common in patients with COVID-19 and may represent early symptoms in the clinical course of infection. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Coronavirus Disease; Gustatory dysfunctions; Olfactory | ||||
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