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. 2020 Sep;39(9):e270-e272.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002817.

Age-Dependent Sensory Impairment in COVID-19 Infection and its Correlation with ACE2 Expression

Ido Somekh  1   2 , Husam Yakub Hanna  2   3 , Eli Heller  4 , Haim Bibi  2   3 , Eli Somekh  2   3
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Age-Dependent Sensory Impairment in COVID-19 Infection and its Correlation with ACE2 Expression

Ido Somekh et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

Among individuals who tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019, smell and taste sensations were significantly less impaired among children than among adults, in a stepwise manner. Sensory impairment was correlated with recent data of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 expression in the corresponding age groups. This is the first report to compare sensory impairment in children and adults testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019.

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