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Comment
. 2020 Jul;130(7):1787.
doi: 10.1002/lary.28692. Epub 2020 Apr 15.

Anosmia and Ageusia: Common Findings in COVID-19 Patients

Luigi A Vaira  1 , Giovanni Salzano  2 , Giovanna Deiana  3 , Giacomo De Riu  1
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Anosmia and Ageusia: Common Findings in COVID-19 Patients

Luigi A Vaira et al. Laryngoscope. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

In a not negligible number of patients affected by COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019), especially if paucisymptomatic, anosmia and ageusia can represent the first or only symptomatology present. Laryngoscope, 130:1787-1787, 2020.

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