Olfactory evaluation in hospitalised and self-isolated patients with COVID-19: a single-centre experience on 55 cases

Conclusion
Contrary to some previous reports suggesting that the presence of olfactory loss may predict milder course of disease, our study found that a vast majority of hospitalised patients with COVID-19 had prominent olfactory impairment. The absence of correlation between self-rated and objective smell evaluation in patients with COVID-19 indicates that subjective smell assessment is unreliable.

Source: Postgraduate Medical Journal - November 22, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Klarendic, M., Zupanic, E., Zalaznik, M., Georgiev, D., Tomazic, J., Kojovic, M. Tags: COVID-19 Original research Source Type: research