Abstrakt: |
The presence and degree of smell symptoms and taste symptoms showed asmall positive correlation (r = .234, p < .001). Acombination of active enquiry about these symptoms, along with objectivetesting when the patients present with COVID-19 symptoms may help inbetter understanding of the pathophysiology and timely initiation oftreatment." A positive association between these symptoms andbreathing difficulty was found, and we recommend COVID-19 testing andmonitoring of symptoms for all patients with new-onset OTD symptoms. [Extracted from the article] |