Anosmia and Dysgeusia in the Absence of Other Respiratory Diseases: Should COVID-19 Infection Be Considered?

Anosmia and Dysgeusia in the Absence of Other Respiratory Diseases: Should COVID-19 Infection Be Considered?

We describe two elderly patients evaluated at emergency departments for anosmia/dysgeusia in the absence of any other respiratory symptoms prior to or upon admission. In the current epidemiological context, clinical and biological work-up led to a diagnosis of COVID-19 infection. Unfortunately, one...

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Main Authors: Noel Lorenzo Villalba, Yasmine Maouche, Maria Belen Alonso Ortiz, Zaida Cordoba Sosa, Jean Baptiste Chahbazian, Aneska Syrovatkova, Pierre Pertoldi, Emmanuel Andres, Abrar-Ahmad Zulfiqar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2020-04-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
covid-19
sars-cov-2
2019-ncov
anosmia
dysgeusia
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1641
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spelling doaj-6763bcf4a90c402eb4bb5f41a140dc902020-11-25T03:34:26ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942020-04-0110.12890/2020_0016411281Anosmia and Dysgeusia in the Absence of Other Respiratory Diseases: Should COVID-19 Infection Be Considered?Noel Lorenzo Villalba0Yasmine Maouche1Maria Belen Alonso Ortiz2Zaida Cordoba Sosa3Jean Baptiste Chahbazian4Aneska Syrovatkova5Pierre Pertoldi6Emmanuel Andres7Abrar-Ahmad Zulfiqar8Service de Médecine Interne, Diabète et Maladies Métaboliques, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, FranceService de Médecine Interne, Diabète et Maladies Métaboliques, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, FranceInternal Medicine Department, Dr Negrin University Hospital, Gran Canaria, SpainInternal Medicine Department, Fuerteventura General Hospital, Fuerteventura, SpainService de Médecine Interne, Diabète et Maladies Métaboliques, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, FranceService de Médecine Interne, Diabète et Maladies Métaboliques, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, FranceService de Médecine Interne, Diabète et Maladies Métaboliques, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, FranceService de Médecine Interne, Diabète et Maladies Métaboliques, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, FranceService de Médecine Interne, Diabète et Maladies Métaboliques, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, FranceWe describe two elderly patients evaluated at emergency departments for anosmia/dysgeusia in the absence of any other respiratory symptoms prior to or upon admission. In the current epidemiological context, clinical and biological work-up led to a diagnosis of COVID-19 infection. Unfortunately, one of the patients died during hospitalization, but the other recovered and was discharged.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1641covid-19sars-cov-22019-ncovanosmiadysgeusia
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author Noel Lorenzo Villalba
Yasmine Maouche
Maria Belen Alonso Ortiz
Zaida Cordoba Sosa
Jean Baptiste Chahbazian
Aneska Syrovatkova
Pierre Pertoldi
Emmanuel Andres
Abrar-Ahmad Zulfiqar
spellingShingle Noel Lorenzo Villalba
Yasmine Maouche
Maria Belen Alonso Ortiz
Zaida Cordoba Sosa
Jean Baptiste Chahbazian
Aneska Syrovatkova
Pierre Pertoldi
Emmanuel Andres
Abrar-Ahmad Zulfiqar
Anosmia and Dysgeusia in the Absence of Other Respiratory Diseases: Should COVID-19 Infection Be Considered?
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
covid-19
sars-cov-2
2019-ncov
anosmia
dysgeusia
author_facet Noel Lorenzo Villalba
Yasmine Maouche
Maria Belen Alonso Ortiz
Zaida Cordoba Sosa
Jean Baptiste Chahbazian
Aneska Syrovatkova
Pierre Pertoldi
Emmanuel Andres
Abrar-Ahmad Zulfiqar
author_sort Noel Lorenzo Villalba
title Anosmia and Dysgeusia in the Absence of Other Respiratory Diseases: Should COVID-19 Infection Be Considered?
title_short Anosmia and Dysgeusia in the Absence of Other Respiratory Diseases: Should COVID-19 Infection Be Considered?
title_full Anosmia and Dysgeusia in the Absence of Other Respiratory Diseases: Should COVID-19 Infection Be Considered?
title_fullStr Anosmia and Dysgeusia in the Absence of Other Respiratory Diseases: Should COVID-19 Infection Be Considered?
title_full_unstemmed Anosmia and Dysgeusia in the Absence of Other Respiratory Diseases: Should COVID-19 Infection Be Considered?
title_sort anosmia and dysgeusia in the absence of other respiratory diseases: should covid-19 infection be considered?
publisher SMC MEDIA SRL
series European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
issn 2284-2594
publishDate 2020-04-01
description We describe two elderly patients evaluated at emergency departments for anosmia/dysgeusia in the absence of any other respiratory symptoms prior to or upon admission. In the current epidemiological context, clinical and biological work-up led to a diagnosis of COVID-19 infection. Unfortunately, one of the patients died during hospitalization, but the other recovered and was discharged.
topic covid-19
sars-cov-2
2019-ncov
anosmia
dysgeusia
url https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1641
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