Contemporary Review of Olfactory Dysfunction in COVID-19
| Title: | Contemporary Review of Olfactory Dysfunction in COVID-19 |
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| Authors: | Hwae-Joon Jung, Heung-Man Lee |
| Source: | Journal of Rhinology, Vol 28, Iss 2, Pp 73-80 (2021) |
| Publisher Information: | Korean Rhinologic Society, 2021. |
| Publication Year: | 2021 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Otorhinolaryngology |
| Subject Terms: | olfaction disorders, covid-19, coronavirus, physiopathology, etiology, Medicine, Otorhinolaryngology, RF1-547 |
| More Details: | The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an extreme threat to international health care, resulting in more than two million deaths. Data reveal that olfactory disorder is a characteristic symptom of COVID-19 and has unique clinical manifestations. The olfactory dysfunction induced by COVID-19 has sudden onset, short duration, and rapid recovery, with anosmia often the only symptom. Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) affects the human body by binding to angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) of the olfactory epithelium. However, the etiology of COVID-19-induced olfactory dysfunction is unclear. In many countries, vaccines for COVID-19 in human are beginning to be administered. Conventional conservative treatments are common for olfactory disorders caused by COVID-19. Rhinologists should be aware of olfactory dysfunction to avoid delayed diagnosis of COVID-19. The article reviews the latest scientific evidence of anosmia in COVID-19. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English Korean |
| ISSN: | 1229-1498 2384-4361 |
| Relation: | http://www.j-rhinology.org/upload/pdf/jr-2020-00346.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/1229-1498; https://doaj.org/toc/2384-4361 |
| DOI: | 10.18787/jr.2020.00346 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/e732055ab56d4ac5949642a10671e18e |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.732055ab56d4ac5949642a10671e18e |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 12291498 23844361 |
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| DOI: | 10.18787/jr.2020.00346 |
| Published in: | Journal of Rhinology |
| Language: | English Korean |