Gustatory dysfunction and long COVID in Chinese patients with COVID-19: A 6-month follow-up study.

Jie Wei Chenghui LuYan DingYongjian LuXin YangXi ZhangGuo-Yao Tang

Published in: Oral diseases (2024)

About 20.37% of patients with COVID-19 might develop long COVID of gustatory dysfunction and 5.56% with persisting changes in their sense of taste. Most patients recovered taste sensations within 1-3 weeks after COVID-19 symptom onset and receiving a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine presented a protective effect on the taste sensation recovery.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
end stage renal disease
oxidative stress
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction