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Clinical otorhinolaryngological presentation of COVID-19 patients in Saudi Arabia: A multicenter study

OBJECTIVES: To assess the otorhinolaryngological (ORL) symptoms, including their prevalence, severity, and early presentations among coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) patients in the Saudi population. METHODS: This was a multicentric, cross-sectional study carried out on severe acute respiratory syn...

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Autores principales: Telmesani, Laila M., Althomaly, Danah H., Buohliqah, Lamia A., Halawani, Roa T., Ashoor, Mona M., Alwazzeh, Marwan J., Al Mubarak, Suad A., AlHarbi, Maha A., AlMuslem, Rana F., Arabi, Sahal S., Saleh, Waleed E., ALYosif, Amal Y., Al Eid, Mohammad R., Telmesani, Lena S., AlEnazi, Abdulaziz S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Medical Journal 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9280540/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35256494
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.3.20210501
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author Telmesani, Laila M.
Althomaly, Danah H.
Buohliqah, Lamia A.
Halawani, Roa T.
Ashoor, Mona M.
Alwazzeh, Marwan J.
Al Mubarak, Suad A.
AlHarbi, Maha A.
AlMuslem, Rana F.
Arabi, Sahal S.
Saleh, Waleed E.
ALYosif, Amal Y.
Al Eid, Mohammad R.
Telmesani, Lena S.
AlEnazi, Abdulaziz S.
author_facet Telmesani, Laila M.
Althomaly, Danah H.
Buohliqah, Lamia A.
Halawani, Roa T.
Ashoor, Mona M.
Alwazzeh, Marwan J.
Al Mubarak, Suad A.
AlHarbi, Maha A.
AlMuslem, Rana F.
Arabi, Sahal S.
Saleh, Waleed E.
ALYosif, Amal Y.
Al Eid, Mohammad R.
Telmesani, Lena S.
AlEnazi, Abdulaziz S.
author_sort Telmesani, Laila M.
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description OBJECTIVES: To assess the otorhinolaryngological (ORL) symptoms, including their prevalence, severity, and early presentations among coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) patients in the Saudi population. METHODS: This was a multicentric, cross-sectional study carried out on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 positive patients at 3 COVID-19 centres; Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, King Fahd Hospital of the University, ALKhobar, Qatif Central Hospital, AlQatif, and Ohud Hospital, Al Madinah Al Munawarah, Saudi Arabia. The validated survey consisted of sociodemographic data, general symptoms of COVID-19, and ORL manifestations. RESULTS: A total of 1734 COVID-19 positive patients were included in the study (mean age: 37.7±11.6 years). Most of the cases were mild (51.8%), followed by moderate (45.6%), and severe (2.6%) cases. Approximately 33.7% were asymptomatic. Severity of symptoms was significantly associated with male gender (p=0.017), higher age-group (p=0.04), and smoking (p<0.001). The most common initial ORL presentations were sore throat (20.9%), anosmia (15.5%), hyposmia (10%), and loss of taste (11.4%). Overall, 79.5% showed ORL symptoms as the initial presenting symptoms for COVID-19, with anosmia and sore throat being the most common symptoms. CONCLUSION: This study confirmed the prevalence of ORL symptoms among COVID-19 patients in Saudi Arabia. Moreover, these symptoms could also be considered for early detection of COVID-19 as they might appear prior to other symptoms.
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spelling pubmed-92805402022-07-21 Clinical otorhinolaryngological presentation of COVID-19 patients in Saudi Arabia: A multicenter study Telmesani, Laila M. Althomaly, Danah H. Buohliqah, Lamia A. Halawani, Roa T. Ashoor, Mona M. Alwazzeh, Marwan J. Al Mubarak, Suad A. AlHarbi, Maha A. AlMuslem, Rana F. Arabi, Sahal S. Saleh, Waleed E. ALYosif, Amal Y. Al Eid, Mohammad R. Telmesani, Lena S. AlEnazi, Abdulaziz S. Saudi Med J Original Article OBJECTIVES: To assess the otorhinolaryngological (ORL) symptoms, including their prevalence, severity, and early presentations among coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) patients in the Saudi population. METHODS: This was a multicentric, cross-sectional study carried out on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 positive patients at 3 COVID-19 centres; Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, King Fahd Hospital of the University, ALKhobar, Qatif Central Hospital, AlQatif, and Ohud Hospital, Al Madinah Al Munawarah, Saudi Arabia. The validated survey consisted of sociodemographic data, general symptoms of COVID-19, and ORL manifestations. RESULTS: A total of 1734 COVID-19 positive patients were included in the study (mean age: 37.7±11.6 years). Most of the cases were mild (51.8%), followed by moderate (45.6%), and severe (2.6%) cases. Approximately 33.7% were asymptomatic. Severity of symptoms was significantly associated with male gender (p=0.017), higher age-group (p=0.04), and smoking (p<0.001). The most common initial ORL presentations were sore throat (20.9%), anosmia (15.5%), hyposmia (10%), and loss of taste (11.4%). Overall, 79.5% showed ORL symptoms as the initial presenting symptoms for COVID-19, with anosmia and sore throat being the most common symptoms. CONCLUSION: This study confirmed the prevalence of ORL symptoms among COVID-19 patients in Saudi Arabia. Moreover, these symptoms could also be considered for early detection of COVID-19 as they might appear prior to other symptoms. Saudi Medical Journal 2022-03 /pmc/articles/PMC9280540/ /pubmed/35256494 http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.3.20210501 Text en Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access journal and articles published are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC). Readers may copy, distribute, and display the work for non-commercial purposes with the proper citation of the original work.
spellingShingle Original Article
Telmesani, Laila M.
Althomaly, Danah H.
Buohliqah, Lamia A.
Halawani, Roa T.
Ashoor, Mona M.
Alwazzeh, Marwan J.
Al Mubarak, Suad A.
AlHarbi, Maha A.
AlMuslem, Rana F.
Arabi, Sahal S.
Saleh, Waleed E.
ALYosif, Amal Y.
Al Eid, Mohammad R.
Telmesani, Lena S.
AlEnazi, Abdulaziz S.
Clinical otorhinolaryngological presentation of COVID-19 patients in Saudi Arabia: A multicenter study
title Clinical otorhinolaryngological presentation of COVID-19 patients in Saudi Arabia: A multicenter study
title_full Clinical otorhinolaryngological presentation of COVID-19 patients in Saudi Arabia: A multicenter study
title_fullStr Clinical otorhinolaryngological presentation of COVID-19 patients in Saudi Arabia: A multicenter study
title_full_unstemmed Clinical otorhinolaryngological presentation of COVID-19 patients in Saudi Arabia: A multicenter study
title_short Clinical otorhinolaryngological presentation of COVID-19 patients in Saudi Arabia: A multicenter study
title_sort clinical otorhinolaryngological presentation of covid-19 patients in saudi arabia: a multicenter study
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9280540/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35256494
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.3.20210501
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