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cord-300138-1s87msv2	Jang, Youngeun	Olfactory and taste disorder: The first and only sign in a patient with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia	2020-04-20		.txt	text/plain	706	47	55	3 Recently, Giacomelli et al 4 reported that 20 of 59 (33.9%) of SARS-CoV-2-positive hospitalized patients had an olfactory or taste disorder. 4 SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted in the asymptomatic or paucisymptomatic stages; therefore, olfactory and taste disorders can be significant signs for its early detection to control transmission. He had been self-quarantined for 14 days since March 12 due to close contact with a confirmed SARS-CoV-2-positive patient, who was his cohabitant. Although he had no clinical symptoms or signs of COVID-19 such as fever, myalgia, cough, and sore throat, on March 26 (the final day of his quarantine) he was confirmed positive based on a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test (Rdrp gene, cycle threshold value of 30.28 on sputum and 33.47 on nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab). This case of a SARS-CoV-2-positive patient with radiologically proven pneumonia on chest CT, who presented with only olfactory and taste disorders and no other clinical manifestations, suggests that previous cases with asymptomatic infections could have been misclassified. Self-reported olfactory and taste disorders in SARS-CoV-2 patients: a cross-sectional study	./cache/cord-300138-1s87msv2.txt	./txt/cord-300138-1s87msv2.txt