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cord-350131-rsrlri8m	Amer, Mohamed A.	Early recovery patterns of olfactory disorders in COVID-19 patients; a clinical cohort study	2020-09-14		.txt	text/plain	2165	103	48	METHODS: This cross-sectional cohort study included 96 patients with olfactory complaint confirmed to be COVID-19 positive with recent onset of anosmia. Unlike other viral infections, olfactory dysfunction in COVID-19 patients seems characteristic as it is not associated with rhinorrhea or any other nasal symptoms (5) . (5&13) In the current study, most patients had sudden anosmia (80 patients -83%) while (16 patients -17%) patients developed gradual loss of smell with 80 % of patients had a previous history of contact with anosmic patients, olfactory upset was accompanied by nonspecific inflammatory symptoms as low-grade fever (17% of patients) and fever in 48% of their cohort with myalgia in 59% of them, also, they expressed nasal obstruction & rhinorrhea in 32% & 37% of their patients. In the current study we offered no specific treatment for olfactory dysfunction that accompanies Covid-19 infection as early reports suggest rapid recovery within few weeks (15&19) .	./cache/cord-350131-rsrlri8m.txt	./txt/cord-350131-rsrlri8m.txt