In Reference to Anosmia and Ageusia: Common Findings in COVID-19 Patients

Jerome R Lechien^{1

2

3

4}, Carlos M Chiesa-Estomba^{1

5}, Nicolas Fakhry^{1

6}, Tareck Ayad^{1

7}, Sven Saussez^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ COVID-19 Task Force of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto-rhino-laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS), Marseille, France.
² Department of Human Anatomy and Experimental Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, UMONS Research Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, University of Mons (UMons), Mons, Belgium.
³ Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Foch Hospital, School of Medicine, UFR Simone Veil, Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (Paris Saclay University), Paris, France.
⁴ Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, CHU de Bruxelles, CHU Saint-Pierre, School of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
⁵ Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain.
⁶ Department of Otorhinolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery, APHM, Aix Marseille University, La Conception University Hospital, Marseille, France.
⁷ Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada.

Comment

Jerome R Lechien et al. Laryngoscope. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;130(9):E504-E505.

doi: 10.1002/lary.28841. Epub 2020 Jun 30.

Jerome R Lechien^{1

2

3

4}, Carlos M Chiesa-Estomba^{1

5}, Nicolas Fakhry^{1

6}, Tareck Ayad^{1

7}, Sven Saussez^{1

2}

¹ COVID-19 Task Force of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Oto-rhino-laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS), Marseille, France.
² Department of Human Anatomy and Experimental Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, UMONS Research Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, University of Mons (UMons), Mons, Belgium.
³ Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Foch Hospital, School of Medicine, UFR Simone Veil, Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (Paris Saclay University), Paris, France.
⁴ Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, CHU de Bruxelles, CHU Saint-Pierre, School of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
⁵ Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain.
⁶ Department of Otorhinolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery, APHM, Aix Marseille University, La Conception University Hospital, Marseille, France.
⁷ Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada.

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Keywords: Coronavirus, covid-19, anosmia, olfaction, olfactory, gustatory, smell, taste, loss, SARS-CoV-2, ACE2, infection.

Comment on

Anosmia and Ageusia: Common Findings in COVID-19 Patients.
Vaira LA, Salzano G, Deiana G, De Riu G. Vaira LA, et al. Laryngoscope. 2020 Jul;130(7):1787. doi: 10.1002/lary.28692. Epub 2020 Apr 15. Laryngoscope. 2020. PMID: 32237238 Free PMC article.

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