Coincidence of COVID-19 epidemic and olfactory dysfunction outbreak in Iran.
Seyed Hamidreza Bagheri, Alimohamad Asghari, Mohammad Farhadi, Ahmad Reza Shamshiri, Ali Kabir, Seyed Kamran Kamrava, Maryam Jalessi, Alireza Mohebbi, Rafieh Alizadeh, Ali Asghar Honarmand, Babak Ghalehbaghi, Alireza Salimi, Fatemeh Dehghani Firouzabadi
Abstract
An outbreak of olfactory dysfunction occurred in Iran during the COVID-19 epidemic. The exact mechanisms by which anosmia/hyposmia occurred in patients with COVID-19 call for further investigations.
Topics & Concepts
AnosmiaHyposmiaMedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)DysgeusiaPopulationOlfactionOutbreakCross-sectional studyDiseasePediatricsAudiologyInternal medicinePsychologyEnvironmental healthPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)NeuroscienceAdverse effectOlfactory and Sensory Function StudiesLong-Term Effects of COVID-19Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies