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Should anosmia and dysgeusia be a concern for oral and maxillofacial surgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic?

PURPOSE: Dysgeusia and anosmia have been liked to COVID-19 infection. The aim of this study is to study the prevalence of dysgeusia and anosmia in COVID-19 patients treated at the University of Florida Health Center and establish the odds of having an olfactory and gustatory disorder with a confirme...

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Autores principales: Alharbi, Hamad, You, Sijia, Katz, Joseph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8099141/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33954852
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10006-021-00965-9
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description PURPOSE: Dysgeusia and anosmia have been liked to COVID-19 infection. The aim of this study is to study the prevalence of dysgeusia and anosmia in COVID-19 patients treated at the University of Florida Health Center and establish the odds of having an olfactory and gustatory disorder with a confirmed COVID-19 infection. METHODS: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study utilizing the University of Florida Health Center patients’ registry i2b2 platform to search for ICD 10 diagnoses of COVID-19 infection and taste and smell disturbances. We assessed the odds ratio for patients with dysgeusia and anosmia having a laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection using a logistic regression model adjusting for gender, race, age, and comorbidity conditions. P < 0.05 was deemed significant. RESULTS: Out of 889 individuals that tested positive for COVID-19, 12.88% were diagnosed with taste and smell disturbances. The odds ratio for COVID-19 for people with dysgeusia and anosmia was 39.107. After adjusting for sex, age, and race, it was 41.9, 37, and 34.2, respectively. CONCLUSION: Taste and smell disturbances in COVID-19 are not anecdotal. It is paramount that oral and maxillofacial surgeons include taste and smell disturbances in the history and physical examination as these symptoms are suspicious of active COVID-19 infection. Patients presenting with an olfactory and gustatory disorder should undergo further evaluations for COVID-19 infection and oral and maxillofacial surgeons should enhance the personal protective equipment used when treating these patients to prevent further spread of the infection and protect other healthcare members.
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spelling pubmed-80991412021-05-06 Should anosmia and dysgeusia be a concern for oral and maxillofacial surgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic? Alharbi, Hamad You, Sijia Katz, Joseph Oral Maxillofac Surg Original Article PURPOSE: Dysgeusia and anosmia have been liked to COVID-19 infection. The aim of this study is to study the prevalence of dysgeusia and anosmia in COVID-19 patients treated at the University of Florida Health Center and establish the odds of having an olfactory and gustatory disorder with a confirmed COVID-19 infection. METHODS: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study utilizing the University of Florida Health Center patients’ registry i2b2 platform to search for ICD 10 diagnoses of COVID-19 infection and taste and smell disturbances. We assessed the odds ratio for patients with dysgeusia and anosmia having a laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection using a logistic regression model adjusting for gender, race, age, and comorbidity conditions. P < 0.05 was deemed significant. RESULTS: Out of 889 individuals that tested positive for COVID-19, 12.88% were diagnosed with taste and smell disturbances. The odds ratio for COVID-19 for people with dysgeusia and anosmia was 39.107. After adjusting for sex, age, and race, it was 41.9, 37, and 34.2, respectively. CONCLUSION: Taste and smell disturbances in COVID-19 are not anecdotal. It is paramount that oral and maxillofacial surgeons include taste and smell disturbances in the history and physical examination as these symptoms are suspicious of active COVID-19 infection. Patients presenting with an olfactory and gustatory disorder should undergo further evaluations for COVID-19 infection and oral and maxillofacial surgeons should enhance the personal protective equipment used when treating these patients to prevent further spread of the infection and protect other healthcare members. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021-05-05 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC8099141/ /pubmed/33954852 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10006-021-00965-9 Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2021 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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Should anosmia and dysgeusia be a concern for oral and maxillofacial surgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic?
title Should anosmia and dysgeusia be a concern for oral and maxillofacial surgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic?
title_full Should anosmia and dysgeusia be a concern for oral and maxillofacial surgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic?
title_fullStr Should anosmia and dysgeusia be a concern for oral and maxillofacial surgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic?
title_full_unstemmed Should anosmia and dysgeusia be a concern for oral and maxillofacial surgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic?
title_short Should anosmia and dysgeusia be a concern for oral and maxillofacial surgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic?
title_sort should anosmia and dysgeusia be a concern for oral and maxillofacial surgeons during the covid-19 pandemic?
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8099141/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33954852
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10006-021-00965-9
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