Post-Viral Olfactory Loss: What We Learned from the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

Life (Basel). 2022 Nov 12;12(11):1868. doi: 10.3390/life12111868.

Luigi Angelo Vaira^{1

2}, Giovanna Deiana^{2

3}, Fabio Maglitto⁴, Giovanni Salzano⁴

¹ Maxillofacial Surgery Operative Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
² Biomedical Science Department, PhD School of Biomedical Science, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
³ Direction, Hygiene and Hospital Infection Control Operative Unit, University Hospital of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
⁴ Maxillofacial Surgery Operative Unit, University Hospital of Naples "Federico II", 80131 Naples, Italy.

Abstract

Viral infections have always been one of the most frequent causes of persistent olfactory dysfunctions accounting for 18% to 45% of all cases [...].

This research received no external funding.