Olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions as a clinical presentation of mild-to-moderate forms of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19): a multicenter European study

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 277, Issue 8, 2020, Pages 2251-2261

  Lechien, Jerome R ^a,b,c,d   Chiesa Estomba, Carlos M ^a,e   De Siati, Daniele R ^a,f   Horoi, Mihaela ^d   Le Bon, Serge D ^d   Rodriguez, Alexandra ^d   Dequanter, Didier ^d   Blecic, Serge ^g   El Afia, Fahd ^a,c   Distinguin, Lea ^a,c   Chekkoury Idrissi, Younes ^a,c   Hans, Stéphane ^c   Delgado, Irene Lopez ^a,h   Calvo Henriquez, Christian ^a,i   Lavigne, Philippe ^a,j   Falanga, Chiara ^a,k   Barillari, Maria Rosaria ^a,k   Cammaroto, Giovanni ^a,l   Khalife, Mohamad ^g   Leich, Pierre ^m   Souchay, Christel ^m   Rossi, Camelia ^m   Journe, Fabrice ^b   Hsieh, Julien ^a,n   Edjlali, Myriam ^o,p   Carlier, Robert ^p   Ris, Laurence ^b   Lovato, Andrea ^q   De Filippis, Cosimo ^q   Coppee, Frederique ^b   Fakhry, Nicolas ^a,r   Ayad, Tareck ^a,j   Saussez, Sven ^a,b,d,g   more..

^a Research Committee   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e HOSPITAL DONOSTIA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^g Department of Radiology   (Belgium)

^h Quironsalud Valencia Hospital   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^j CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^k SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^l MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^m Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ambroise Pare   (Belgium)

ⁿ GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^o UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^p UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^q UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^r AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

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Author keywords

Anosmia; Coronavirus; COVID; COVID 19; Dysgeusia; ENT; Gustatory; Hyposmia; Infection; Loss; Olfaction; Olfactory; SARS CoV 2; Smell; Taste

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANOSMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; COUGHING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; EUROPE; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOSMIA; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LOSS OF APPETITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; OLFACTORY DISORDERS NEGATIVE STATEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINORRHEA; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; TASTE DISORDER; AGEUSIA; BETACORONAVIRUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; CORONAVIRINAE; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUTRITION; ODOR; PANDEMIC; PREVALENCE; SMELLING DISORDER; TASTE; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; AGEUSIA; BETACORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; COUGH; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYALGIA; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OLFACTION DISORDERS; PANDEMICS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; PREVALENCE; SMELL; TASTE; TASTE DISORDERS;

EID: 85083255744     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: 14344726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-020-05965-1     Document Type: Article

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