Evaluation of the olfactory bulb volume and morphology in patients with coronavirus disease 2019: can differences create predisposition to anosmia?

Hüseyin Akkaya Hüseyin Alper Kızıloğlu Talih Ozdaş Mehmet Cenk Belibagli Omer Kaya Cengiz Yılmaz Bozkurt Gülek

Published in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2022)

According to our results, the olfactory bulb volume does not affect the development of anosmia after COVID-19. However, it is striking that the bulb morphology significantly differs between the patients with and without anosmia. It is clear that the evaluation of COVID-19-associated smell disorders requires studies with a larger number of patients and a clinicoradiological approach.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported