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Published on: November 7, 2020
An overview of smell and taste problems in paediatric COVID-19 patients
Ozlem Erdede1, Erdal Sarı1, Nihan Uygur Külcü1
1Department of Pediatrics, Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children's Diseases Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.
Abstract:
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, fever and respiratory symptoms were the indications for virus testing in our hospital. As data have continued to accumulate worldwide, gastrointestinal, neurological, cardiovascular, cutaneous and ocular symptoms have been reported for confirmed COVID-19 cases. There have been few case reports on problems with taste and smell in paediatric COVID-19. However, new symptoms can provide diagnostic and testing criteria for patients with no other clinical presentation, especially in older children. CONCLUSION: This paper looks at the taste and smell problems reported in paediatric patients and shares insights from our hospital.
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