Olfactory bulb magnetic resonance imaging in SARS-CoV-2-induced anosmia in pediatric cases.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
; 139: 110469, 2020 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-893954
ABSTRACT
In this paper, we report three cases of pediatric patients with COVID-19 infection who presented with different symptoms and also anosmia and/or ageusia. The common feature of these 3 patients is that the smell and / or taste disorder developed without nasal symptoms such as nasal congestion, nasal obstruction or rhinorrhea. Although 40% of anosmies contains viral etiologies, COVID- 19 differs from other viral anosmies by the lack of nasal congestion and runny nose. Coronaviruses could invade the brain via the cribriform plate close to the olfactory bulb and the olfactory epithelium. We may expect some structural changes in the olfactory bulb so we evaluated our patient with cranial imaging.
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Main subject:
Olfactory Bulb
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Ageusia
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Anosmia
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Experimental Studies
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.ijporl.2020.110469
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