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Case Reports
. 2020 Jun;26(3):456-458.
doi: 10.1007/s13365-020-00849-w. Epub 2020 May 18.

A special symptom of olfactory dysfunction in coronavirus disease 2019: report of three cases

Chen Chen  1 , Moxian Chen  1 , Cong Cheng  1 , Yun Chi  1 , Zhiliang Hu  1 , Yuan Liu  1 , Shan Huang  1 , Yanling Lv  2 , Chongfeng Liang  1 , Damin Jiao  3 , Yongxiang Yi  4 , Xia Zhang  5 , Wenkui Sun  6 , Hongxia Wei  7
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A special symptom of olfactory dysfunction in coronavirus disease 2019: report of three cases

Chen Chen et al. J Neurovirol. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

Three patients of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) showed the symptoms of olfactory dysfunction. Clinical characteristics and treatment were retrospective analyzed. Olfactory disorders are uncommon symptoms of COVID-19 in China. Early diagnosis and intervention are keys to the recovery of olfactory disorders. Particular attention should be devoted to olfactory dysfunction.

Keywords: COVID-19; Olfactory dysfunction.

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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. All authors meet the ICMJE authorship criteria.

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