Loss of Taste and Smell are Common Clinical Characteristics of Patients with COVID-19 in Somalia: A Retrospective Double Centre Study.

Mohamed Farah Yusuf Mohamud Yahye Garad MohamedAbdiladhif Mohamed AliBakar Ali Adam

Published in: Infection and drug resistance (2020)

During the epidemic period of SARS-CoV-2 infection, when presenting patients with ageusia and anosmia, physicians should consider COVID-19 pneumonia as a differential diagnosis to achieve early identification, avoid the delayed diagnosis, and prevention of transmission.

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