Summary. In late December 2019, in Wuhan (China), health authorities reported several clusters of pneumonia of unknown cause, subsequently attributed to a novel coronavirus, identified as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus 2. Anosmia and dysgeusia have been reported as particular symptoms.4,5 Notably, these sensory symptoms seem to have a peculiar trend, such as usually precede the onset of respiratory symptoms. So, they have been defined as “sentinel” symptoms. We presented a series of COVID-19 patients. Anosmia and dysgeusia frequently preceded respiratory complaints. Anosmia and dysgeusia seem to be short-lived and self-resolving in COVID-19, thus a neurotoxic effect swiftly disappearing and/or cytopathic damage could be hypothesized similarly to other viral infections. (www.actabiomedica.it).
Smell and taste dysfunction during the covid-19 outbreak: A preliminary report
Gelardi M.;Trecca E.;Cassano M.;
2020-01-01
Abstract
Summary. In late December 2019, in Wuhan (China), health authorities reported several clusters of pneumonia of unknown cause, subsequently attributed to a novel coronavirus, identified as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus 2. Anosmia and dysgeusia have been reported as particular symptoms.4,5 Notably, these sensory symptoms seem to have a peculiar trend, such as usually precede the onset of respiratory symptoms. So, they have been defined as “sentinel” symptoms. We presented a series of COVID-19 patients. Anosmia and dysgeusia frequently preceded respiratory complaints. Anosmia and dysgeusia seem to be short-lived and self-resolving in COVID-19, thus a neurotoxic effect swiftly disappearing and/or cytopathic damage could be hypothesized similarly to other viral infections. (www.actabiomedica.it).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
