Smell Status in Children Infected with SARS-CoV-2.
Laryngoscope
; 131(8): E2475-E2480, 2021 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1029930
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS:
This study aimed to evaluate the olfactory status in children with laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 using subjective and psychophysical methods. STUDYDESIGN:
Prospective clinical cross-sectional study.METHODS:
This is a prospective clinical cross-sectional study of 79 children with COVID-19. The 21st item of SNOT-22 questionnaire and odor identification test were used for smell assessment. Children were examined twice during the hospitalization, and a telephone survey was conducted 60 days after hospital discharge.RESULTS:
Immediately after confirmation of COVID-19, smell impairment was detected in 86.1% of children by means of the Identification test and in 68.4% of children by means of the survey (P = .010). After 5 days survey revealed a statistically significant decrease in the number of patients with hyposmia (41 out of 79, 51.9%). On the first visit, the mean Identification test score corresponded to "hyposmia" (9.5 ± 2.7), while on the second visit, the average value was 13.1 ± 1.9, which corresponded to "normosmia." According to the telephone survey, recovery of the olfactory function occurred within 10 days in 37 of 52 patients (71.2%), 11 to 29 days - in 12 children (23.1%), and later than 30 days - in three cases (5.7%).CONCLUSIONS:
In the pediatric population, olfactory dysfunction is an early and common symptom of COVID-19. There is a trend to quick recovery of olfactory function in children with COVID-19. The overwhelming majority of patients (94.3%) had no subjective olfactory complaints by the end of the first month. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 4 Laryngoscope, 131E2475-E2480, 2021.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
SARS-CoV-2
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Anosmia
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COVID-19
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Olfaction Disorders
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Laryngoscope
Journal subject:
Otolaryngology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Lary.29403
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