The prevalence of olfactory and gustatory dysfunction in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JY Tong, A Wong, D Zhu… - … –Head and Neck …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To determine the pooled global prevalence of olfactory and gustatory dysfunction
in patients with the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Data Sources Literature searches of …

Anosmia in COVID-19: underlying mechanisms and assessment of an olfactory route to brain infection

R Butowt, CS von Bartheld - The Neuroscientist, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In recent months it has emerged that the novel coronavirus—responsible for the COVID-19
pandemic—causes reduction of smell and taste in a large fraction of patients. The …

Non-neuronal expression of SARS-CoV-2 entry genes in the olfactory system suggests mechanisms underlying COVID-19-associated anosmia

DH Brann, T Tsukahara, C Weinreb, M Lipovsek… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Altered olfactory function is a common symptom of COVID-19, but its etiology is unknown. A
key question is whether SARS-CoV-2 (CoV-2)–the causal agent in COVID-19–affects …

More than smell—COVID-19 is associated with severe impairment of smell, taste, and chemesthesis

V Parma, K Ohla, MG Veldhuizen, MY Niv… - Chemical …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Recent anecdotal and scientific reports have provided evidence of a link between COVID-19
and chemosensory impairments, such as anosmia. However, these reports have …

COVID-19: specific and non-specific clinical manifestations and symptoms: the current state of knowledge

J Baj, H Karakuła-Juchnowicz, G Teresiński… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), has become an epidemiological threat and a worldwide …

COVID-19 and anosmia: A review based on up-to-date knowledge

X Meng, Y Deng, Z Dai, Z Meng - American journal of otolaryngology, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The pandemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused a vast
disaster throughout the world. There is increasing evidence that olfactory dysfunction can …

[HTML][HTML] The potential impact of zinc supplementation on COVID-19 pathogenesis

I Wessels, B Rolles, L Rink - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
During the current corona pandemic, new therapeutic options against this viral disease are
urgently desired. Due to the rapid spread and immense number of affected individuals …

[HTML][HTML] Coincidence of COVID-19 epidemic and olfactory dysfunction outbreak in Iran

SH Bagheri, A Asghari, M Farhadi… - Medical journal of the …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The occurrence of anosmia/hyposmia during novel Coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) may indicate a relationship between coincidence of olfactory dysfunction and …

Otolaryngological manifestations of hospitalised patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection

M Özçelik Korkmaz, OK Eğilmez, MA Özçelik… - European Archives of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose The aim of our study is to evaluate the incidence and characteristics of
otolaryngology symptoms in COVID 19 patients. Methods 116 patients with positive PCR test …

Recent smell loss is the best predictor of COVID-19 among individuals with recent respiratory symptoms

RC Gerkin, K Ohla, MG Veldhuizen, PV Joseph… - Chemical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
In a preregistered, cross-sectional study, we investigated whether olfactory loss is a reliable
predictor of COVID-19 using a crowdsourced questionnaire in 23 languages to assess …