Decrease and Recovery of Olfactory and Gustatory Function in a Case of SARS-CoV-2 Infection

David Tianxiang Liu; Bernhard Prem; Gerold Besser; Christian Albert Mueller; Bertold Renner

doi:10.1159/000512875

Decrease and Recovery of Olfactory and Gustatory Function in a Case of SARS-CoV-2 Infection

ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2021;83(2):130-134. doi: 10.1159/000512875. Epub 2020 Dec 2.

Authors

David Tianxiang Liu¹, Bernhard Prem¹, Gerold Besser¹, Christian Albert Mueller², Bertold Renner³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
² Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, christian.a.mueller@meduniwien.ac.at.
³ Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.

Abstract

Self-reported chemosensory dysfunction in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 patients is common. We present a case of reversible smell loss in a young patient with mild coronavirus disease 2019 infection assessed with established testing methods over a period of 8 weeks.

Keywords: COVID-19; Recovery; Smell; Taste.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / complications
COVID-19 / diagnosis*
Humans
Olfaction Disorders / diagnosis
Olfaction Disorders / etiology*
SARS-CoV-2
Smell / physiology*
Taste / physiology*
Taste Disorders / diagnosis
Taste Disorders / etiology*