Reply to: It is necessary to assess olfactory and gustatory functions in post-COVID-19 patients due to the omicron variant infection

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, Section of Otolaryngology, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
² Smell & Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
³ INSPIRE LAB-Laboratory of Cognitive and Psychophysiological Olfactory Processes, DiSTeBA, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy.
⁴ Department of Neurosciences, Section of Otolaryngology, University of Padova, Treviso, Italy.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, Maxillofacial Surgery Operative Unit, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
⁶ Department of Anatomy and Experimental Oncology, Mons School of Medicine, UMONS. Research Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, University of Mons (UMons), Mons, Belgium.
⁷ Neurobiology Group, SISSA, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, Trieste, Italy.
⁸ Ear, Nose and Throat Department, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, London, UK.

Comment

Paolo Boscolo-Rizzo et al. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2023 Aug.

. 2023 Aug;13(8):1567-1568.

doi: 10.1002/alr.23159. Epub 2023 Apr 6.

¹ Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, Section of Otolaryngology, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
² Smell & Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
³ INSPIRE LAB-Laboratory of Cognitive and Psychophysiological Olfactory Processes, DiSTeBA, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy.
⁴ Department of Neurosciences, Section of Otolaryngology, University of Padova, Treviso, Italy.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, Maxillofacial Surgery Operative Unit, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
⁶ Department of Anatomy and Experimental Oncology, Mons School of Medicine, UMONS. Research Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, University of Mons (UMons), Mons, Belgium.
⁷ Neurobiology Group, SISSA, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, Trieste, Italy.
⁸ Ear, Nose and Throat Department, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, London, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; olfaction; olfactory loss; olfactory tests; omicron variant; smell.

Comment on

Psychophysical assessment of olfactory and gustatory function in post-mild COVID-19 patients: A matched case-control study with 2-year follow-up.
Boscolo-Rizzo P, Hummel T, Invitto S, Spinato G, Tomasoni M, Emanuelli E, Tofanelli M, Cavicchia A, Grill V, Vaira LA, Lechien JR, Borsetto D, Polesel J, Dibattista M, Menini A, Hopkins C, Tirelli G. Boscolo-Rizzo P, et al. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2023 Oct;13(10):1864-1875. doi: 10.1002/alr.23148. Epub 2023 Mar 15. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2023. PMID: 36852674
It is necessary to assess olfactory and gustatory function in post covid-19 patients, due to the omicron variant infection.
Machado C, Gutiérrez-Gil J, González-Quevedo A. Machado C, et al. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2023 Aug;13(8):1564-1566. doi: 10.1002/alr.23160. Epub 2023 Apr 28. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2023. PMID: 36965119 No abstract available.