Making scents of loss of taste in COVID-19: Is self-reported loss of taste due to olfactory dysfunction? A prospective study using psychophysical testing

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2021 Oct;11(10):1504-1507. doi: 10.1002/alr.22815. Epub 2021 May 19.

Authors

Serge-Daniel Le Bon¹, Léa Payen², Léa Prunier¹, Younès Steffens¹, Mihaela Horoi¹, Luigi Angelo Vaira^{3

4}, Claire Hopkins⁵, Jérôme R Lechien¹, Sven Saussez²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, CHU Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium.
² Department of Otorhinolaryngology, epiCURA, Mons, Belgium.
³ Maxillofacial Surgery Operative Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
⁴ Biomedical Science PhD School, Biomedical Science Department, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
⁵ Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; anosmia; dysgeusia; gustation; gustatory; loss of smell; loss of taste.

MeSH terms

Ageusia*
COVID-19*
Humans
Odorants
Olfaction Disorders* / diagnosis
Prospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2
Self Report