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Published on: November 7, 2020
COVID-19, anosmia, and ageusia in atopic children
Giuseppe Fabio Parisi1, Giulia Brindisi2, Cristiana Indolfi3
1Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Abstract:
More than a year and a half after the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, symptoms, such as loss of smell and taste (anosmia and ageusia, respectively), remain difficult to characterize and quantify, especially in children, since no validated tests to assess these disorders are available. However, these symptoms can also be seen in children, although less frequently than observed in the adult population. In this article, we present the results of a national survey that collected the responses of 267 Italian pediatricians on the presence of anosmia and ageusia in children affected by COVID-19. These data were then compared with existing literature.
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