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Clinical Trial

. 2020 Sep;10(9):1105-1107.

doi: 10.1002/alr.22655. Epub 2020 Jul 21.

Psychophysical tests reveal impaired olfaction but preserved gustation in COVID-19 patients

Constantin A Hintschich¹, Jürgen J Wenzel², Thomas Hummel³, Mohammed K Hankir⁴, Thomas Kühnel¹, Veronika Vielsmeier¹, Christopher Bohr¹

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¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Regensburg University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany.
² Institute of Clinical Microbiology and Hygiene, Regensburg University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany.
³ Smell & Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
⁴ Department of Experimental Surgery, Würzburg University Hospital, Würzburg, Germany.

PMID: 32613712
PMCID: PMC7362102
DOI: 10.1002/alr.22655

Clinical Trial

Psychophysical tests reveal impaired olfaction but preserved gustation in COVID-19 patients

Constantin A Hintschich et al. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;10(9):1105-1107.

doi: 10.1002/alr.22655. Epub 2020 Jul 21.

Authors

Constantin A Hintschich¹, Jürgen J Wenzel², Thomas Hummel³, Mohammed K Hankir⁴, Thomas Kühnel¹, Veronika Vielsmeier¹, Christopher Bohr¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Regensburg University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany.
² Institute of Clinical Microbiology and Hygiene, Regensburg University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany.
³ Smell & Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
⁴ Department of Experimental Surgery, Würzburg University Hospital, Würzburg, Germany.

PMID: 32613712
PMCID: PMC7362102
DOI: 10.1002/alr.22655

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