Prevalence of Olfactory and Gustatory Dysfunctions among COVID-19 Patients | ||||
| Zagazig University Medical Journal | ||||
| Article 27, Volume 30, Issue 1.2, January and February 2024, Page 224-232 PDF (1.02 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/zumj.2022.144417.2585 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Mohamed Adel Mobasher   1; Ehsan hendawy Ibrahim 2; Mohammad Waheed El-Anwar 3; abobakr abdelmoghny4
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| 1Otorhinolaryngology-Head, Faculty of Medicine, zagazig University, sharkia , Egypt | ||||
| 2otorhinolaryngology head &neck surgery ,departement faculty of medicine , Zagazig university | ||||
| 3Professor of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (ORL & HNS), Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University Egypt | ||||
| 4Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University(Assuit branch), Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract Objectives: to estimate the prevalence of Olfactory and Gustatory Dysfunctions (OGDs) among patients infected with the 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: This cross-sectional study enrolled patients diagnosed as having COVID-19 infection confirmed by PCR for whom history taking, clinical examination and smell identification test were performed. Results: Within included 200 patients with age ranged from 21 to 60 years (mean=f 32.41), 59% of the studied patients aged 28 years and more, 42.5% of our patients were males and 57.5% of them were females. 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 | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Coronavirus Disease; Covid-19; Olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions; smell; PCR | ||||
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