Intranasal photobiomodulation therapy for COVID-19-related olfactory dysfunction: a Brazilian multicenter case series
| Autor: | Luana Campos, Milena Miranda Goulart Guirado, Luís Eduardo Silva Soares, Inessa Solek Teixeira, Marcia Christina Camargo Hernandes Ramires, Luciana Aparecida de Oliveira P. Lyra, Ricardo Yudi Tateno, Luiz Felipe Palma, Giuseppina Berlingieri, Patrícia Costa Oliveira |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Olfactory perception
low-level light therapy 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Biophysics Dermatology Olfaction Case Reports Bioinformatics Olfaction Disorders Low-Level Light Therapy olfactory perception Medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) Photosensitizing Agents business.industry SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 Smell Oncology Photochemotherapy Nasal administration business lasers |
| Zdroj: | Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy |
| ISSN: | 1873-1597 1572-1000 |
| Popis: | Olfactory dysfunction is commonly seen in COVID-19 patients; however, little is known about the pathophysiology and management. The present study aimed to report a series of cases in which three protocols of intranasal photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) were used for COVID-19-related olfactory dysfunction. Irrespective of the PBMT protocol, olfaction recovery was noted in all cases but with varying degrees of improvement. Although intranasal PBMT seems to be a promising therapeutic modality, more research is demanded to identify the most suitable protocol. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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