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Changes in olfactory bulbus volume and olfactory sulcus depth in the chronic period after COVID-19 infection
Bünyamin Güney1, Ferda Bacaksızlar Sarı2, Murat Yunus Özdemir1
1Department of Radiology, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Medical Faculty, Muğla, Turkey.
Background:
Although there are a limited number of studies investigating the changes in olfactory bulb volume (OBV) and olfactory sulcus depth (OSD) values in the acute and subacute periods after COVID-19 infection, there are no studies conducted in the chronic period.
Purpose:
The aim of this study is to reveal the changes in OBV and OSD after COVID-19 in the chronic period.
Material And Methods:
A total of 83 people were included in our study, including 42 normal healthy individuals (control group) and 41 patients with COVID-19 infection (10-12 months after infection).
Results:
The COVID-19 group included 41 patients with the mean age 40.27 ± 14.5 years and the control group included 42 individuals with the mean age 40.27 ± 14.4. The mean OBV was 67.97 ± 14.27 mm3 in the COVID-19 group and 94.21 ± 7.56 mm3 in the control group. The mean OSD was 7.98 ± 0.37 mm in the COVID-19 group and 8.82 ± 0.74 mm in the control group. Left, right, and mean OBVs and OSD were significantly lower in patients with COVID- 19 than the control individuals (all p < .05).
Conclusion:
Our findings show that COVID-19 infection causes a significant decrease in the OBV and OSD measurements in the chronic period.
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