Anosmia and olfactory tract neuropathy in a case of COVID-19

Chia-Wen Li; Ling-Shan Syue; Yi-Shan Tsai; Min-Chi Li; Ching-Lung Lo; Chin-Shiang Tsai; Po-Lin Chen; Wen-Chien Ko; Nan-Yao Lee

doi:10.1016/j.jmii.2020.05.017

Anosmia and olfactory tract neuropathy in a case of COVID-19

J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2021 Feb;54(1):93-96. doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2020.05.017. Epub 2020 Jun 20.

Authors

Chia-Wen Li¹, Ling-Shan Syue¹, Yi-Shan Tsai², Min-Chi Li³, Ching-Lung Lo¹, Chin-Shiang Tsai¹, Po-Lin Chen³, Wen-Chien Ko³, Nan-Yao Lee⁴

Affiliations

¹ Center for Infection Control and Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
² Radiology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
³ Center for Infection Control and Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
⁴ Center for Infection Control and Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address: nanyao@mail.ncku.edu.tw.

Abstract

Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) has been in a global pandemic currently and relating symptoms were reported variously around the world. We reported a previously healthy man of COVID-19 presenting with anosmia as the obvious symptom with relevant radiological findings on brain magnetic resonance imaging.

Keywords: Ageusia; Anosmia; COVID-19.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anosmia / blood
Anosmia / diagnostic imaging
Anosmia / virology*
Antibodies, Viral / blood
COVID-19 / blood
COVID-19 / diagnostic imaging
COVID-19 / immunology
COVID-19 / physiopathology*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Olfactory Bulb / diagnostic imaging*
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification
Young Adult

Substances

Antibodies, Viral