Smell and Taste Disorders in COVID-19 Patients: Objective Testing and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Five Cases
| Autor: | Sarah Gietl, Carmen Schönegger, Gernot Walder, Kurt Freudenschuss, Bernhard Heinzle |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Smell and taste disorders Neuoinvasive potential Magnetic resonance imaging Disease Dermatology Dysosmia Dysgeusia Taste disorder Objective olfactory and gustatory testing medicine medicine.symptom Covid-19 business MRI |
| Zdroj: | SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine Sn Comprehensive Clinical Medicine |
| ISSN: | 2523-8973 |
| Popis: | Smell and taste disorders are acknowledged as characteristic symptoms for SARS-CoV-2 infection by now. These symptoms have been linked to a neuroinvasive course of disease. In this study, we investigated five consecutive COVID-19 patients with a prolonged course of dysosmia and dysgeusia. Those with objectifiable alteration in taste or smell were subjected to MRI with contrast agent to investigate possible involvement of the central nervous system. We found dysosmia and dysgeusia to be mostly objectifiable, but no evidence for neuroinvasiveness could be detected by MRI in the late stage of the disease. Alterations in taste and smell could be objectified in most patients. Nevertheless, no evidence for a neuroinvasive potential could be identified by MRI, at least in the late stage of disease. We encourage medical professionals to conduct specialized examinations and MRIs in the acute stage of disease, which guarantees an optimum patient care. |
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