Altered taste series#

Results Of 202 patients completing the survey at baseline, 187 (92.6%) also completed the follow-up survey (103 women median age, 56 years). Main Outcomes and Measures Prevalence of altered sense of smell and taste at follow-up and their variation from baseline.

Altered taste series#

Objective To evaluate the evolution of the loss of sense of smell and taste in a case series of mildly symptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.Дesign, Setting, and Participants This cross-sectional survey-based study included 202 mildly symptomatic adults (в‰Ґ18 years) consecutively assessed at Treviso Regional Hospital, Italy, between March 19 and March 22, 2020, who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA by polymerase chain reaction on nasopharyngeal and throat swabs. To understand the evolution of these symptoms during the course of the disease is important to identify patients with persistent loss of smell or taste and estimate the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection on the burden of olfactory and gustative dysfunctions. Importance An altered sense of smell and taste has been reported to be associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Meaning The loss of smell or taste is among the most common and persistent symptoms of mildly symptomatic patients with coronavirus disease 2019 however, most patients reported a complete resolution or improvement of these symptoms.

Persistent loss of smell or taste was not associated with persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Question What is the evolution of sudden-onset altered sense of smell or taste in patients with confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection?ДЇindings In this prospective survey-based study of 202 patients, at 4 weeks from the onset 55 patients (48.7%) reported complete resolution of smell or taste impairment, 46 (40.7%) reported an improvement in the severity, and only 12 (10.6%) reported the symptom was unchanged or worse.