New onset of loss of smell or taste in household contacts of home-isolated SARS-CoV-2-positive subjects.
Paolo Boscolo RizzoDaniele BorsettoGiacomo SpinatoCristoforo FabbrisAnna MenegaldoPiergiorgio GaudiosoPiero NicolaiGiancarlo TirelliMaria Cristina Da MostoRoberto RigoliJerry PoleselClaire HopkinsPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2020)
Smell or taste impairment are quite common in not-tested household contacts of mildly symptomatic home-isolated SARS-CoV-2-positive patients. This should be taken into account when estimating the burden of loss of sense of smell and taste during COVID-19 pandemic, and further highlights the value of loss of sense of smell and taste as a marker of infection.