Subjective evaluation of smell and taste dysfunction in patients with mild COVID-19 in Spain
Por:
Ninchritz-Becerra E, Soriano-Reixach MM, Mayo-Yánez M, Calvo-Henríquez C, Martínez-Ruiz de Apodaca P, Saga-Gutiérrez C, Parente-Arias P, Villareal IM, Viera-Artiles J, Poletti-Serafini D, Alobid I, Ayad T, Saussez S, Lechien JR and Chiesa-Estomba CM
Publicada:
22 ene 2021
Ahead of Print:
1 ene 2021
Categoría:
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Resumen:
Background: Has been described the loss of smell and taste as onset symptoms in SARS-CoV-2. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence in Spain.
Methods: Prospective study of COVID-19 confirmed patients through RT-PCR in Spain. Patients completed olfactory and gustatory questionnaires.
Results: A total of 1043 patients with mild COVID-19 disease. The mean age was 39 +/- 12 years. 826 patients (79.2%) described smell disorder, 662 (63.4%) as a total loss and 164 (15.7%) partial. 718 patients (68.8%) noticed some grade of taste dysfunction. There was a significant association between both disorders (p< .001). The olfactory dysfunction was the first symptom in 17.1%. The sQOD-NS scores were significantly lower in patients with a total loss compare to normosmic or hyposmic individuals (p = .001). Female were significantly more affected by olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions (p< .001). The early olfactory recover in 462 clinically cured patients was 315 (68.2%), during the first 4 weeks.
Conclusion: The sudden onset smell and/or taste dysfunction should be considered highly suspicious for COVID-19 infection. (C) 2020 Elsevier Espaila, S.L.U. All rights reserved.
Filiaciones:
Ninchritz-Becerra E:
Task Force COVID-19 of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto-rhino-laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS)
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, España. Electronic address:
Soriano-Reixach MM:
Task Force COVID-19 of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto-rhino-laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS)
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, España
Mayo-Yánez M:
Task Force COVID-19 of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto-rhino-laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS)
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), EIDUS, A Coruña, España
Calvo-Henríquez C:
Task Force COVID-19 of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto-rhino-laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS)
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, España
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Task Force COVID-19 of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto-rhino-laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS)
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, España
Saga-Gutiérrez C:
Task Force COVID-19 of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto-rhino-laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS)
Parente-Arias P:
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Lugo, España
Villareal IM:
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Hospital La Milagrosa, Madrid, España
Viera-Artiles J:
Unidad de Rinología y Base de Cráneo, Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, España
Poletti-Serafini D:
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Servicio de Otorrinolaringología Hospital La Milagrosa, Madrid, España
Alobid I:
Unidad de Rinología y Base de Cráneo, Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Clínic, Universidad de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERES, Barcelona, España
Ayad T:
Task Force COVID-19 of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto-rhino-laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS)
Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canadá
Saussez S:
Task Force COVID-19 of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto-rhino-laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS)
Department of Human Anatomy and Experimental Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, UMONS Research Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, University of Mons (UMons), Mons, Bélgica
Lechien JR:
Task Force COVID-19 of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto-rhino-laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS)
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Foch Hospital, School of Medicine, UFR Simone Veil, Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (Paris Saclay University), París, Francia
Chiesa-Estomba CM:
Task Force COVID-19 of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto-rhino-laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS)
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, España
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