Psychophysical Evaluation of the Olfactory Function: European Multicenter Study on 774 COVID-19 Patients.

Luigi Angelo Vaira Jérôme René LechienMohamad KhalifeMarzia PetrocelliStephane HansLea DistinguinGiovanni SalzanoMarco Cucurullo Piero Doneddu Francesco Antonio SalzanoFederico BiglioliFabrice JourneAndrea Fausto Piana Giacomo De Riu Sven Saussez

Published in: Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)

Psychophysical assessment represents a significantly more accurate assessment tool for olfactory function than patient self-reported clinical outcomes. Olfactory disturbances appear to be largely independent from the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the patients. The non-association with rhinitis symptoms and the high prevalence as a presenting symptom make olfactory disturbances an important symptom in the differential diagnosis between COVID-19 and common flu.

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