Acute Olfactory Loss Is Specific for COVID-19 at the Emergency Department

Ann Emerg Med. 2020 Oct;76(4):550-551. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.05.015. Epub 2020 May 14.

Authors

Andy J Chua¹, Tze Choong Charn¹, Eunice C Chan², Jiashen Loh³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore.
³ Department of Infectious Disease, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Coronavirus Infections / complications*
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Emergency Service, Hospital*
Humans
Olfaction Disorders / virology*
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
Risk Assessment / methods
SARS-CoV-2