Olfactory dysfunction in the scenario of COVID-19 pandemic in patients screened by the telemonitoring.

Autor: Valletta RC; Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil., Camargo LA; Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil., Rodrigues SO; Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil., Silva SVD; Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil., Gonçalves MC; Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil., Queiroz NR; Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil., Galvão Filho AR; Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil., Avelino MAG; Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
Jazyk: English; Portuguese
Zdroj: Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) [Einstein (Sao Paulo)] 2021 Oct 11; Vol. 19, pp. eAO6204. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Oct 11 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2021AO6204
Abstrakt: Objective: To assess the clinical and epidemiological profile of patients with olfactory dysfunction in the scenario of COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: The study selected patients with loss of smell, previously screened by telemonitoring system of the Municipal Health Department of Goiânia (GO), Brazil, who agreed to answer a questionnaire about COVID-19 symptoms and findings of exams. The interviews were conducted by six otolaryngologists, who applied the specific questionnaire, over the phone.
Results: A total of 13,910 patients underwent telemonitoring, and 627 (4.51%) had olfactory loss complaints. Out of them, 330 were included in the survey. We observed a higher prevalence of altered smell in women (67%), and in patients aged under 50 years (86%). In most cases the manifestations had a sudden onset (70%), and in the first 5 days of illness (80%). The most prevalent associated symptom was a change in taste (89%), and only 2.7% of interviewed patients required hospitalization.
Conclusion: Anosmia in COVID-19 is more prevalent in females and individuals aged under 50 years. It is a relevant initial symptom predictive of the disease, together with dysgeusia.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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