Abstract
Abstract
Background
It could be of great benefit to determine smell and taste dysfunction in COVID-19 patients and to investigate the relationship between these symptoms and clinical characteristics as the determination of points requiring attention during the clinical course of the disease.
Method
Evaluations of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 were made using a questionnaire method. Those with smell and taste dysfunction completed a visual analog scale (VAS) to determine severity. The patients were evaluated at the end of 1 and 2 months.
Results
Evaluation was made of a total of 105 patients with a mean age of 55.9±17.6 years. Smell and taste dysfunction was present in 56 (53.3%) patients with a mean age of 48.7±17.6 years and the 49 (46.7%) patients with no smell and taste dysfunction had a mean age of 64±13.6 years. It was determined that as age increased, the complaints of smell and taste dysfunction decreased. Full recovery was determined in 31 (55%) patients after 1 month, and in 16 (28%) patients, smell and taste dysfunction continued at the end of the second month. The symptoms of smell and taste dysfunction were determined to last longer in patients with no comorbidities, no symptoms of fever or shortness of breath, and those treated as outpatients (p=0.043, p=0.031, p=0.034, p=0.028, respectively). In the older age patient group, the VAS scores were observed to be higher and the time to recovery was shorter (p=0.007, p=0.018, respectively).
Conclusion
Smell and taste dysfunction in COVID-19 patients is seen more as age decreases and recovery takes longer. Smell and taste dysfunction is seen more in patients with symptoms of cough, nasal obstruction, and headache and lasts longer in patients without symptoms of fever and shortness of breath, with no comorbidities and in those treated as outpatients.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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