key: cord-1044049-t8uze7k8
authors: Sookaromdee, Pathum; Wiwanitkit, Viroj
title: Monitoring of cases of anosmia and COVID-19
date: 2021-05-05
journal: Braz J Otorhinolaryngol
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2021.04.007
sha: ac03525ff6c2d9d7838d6cd06569baf68d082bfa
doc_id: 1044049
cord_uid: t8uze7k8

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Dear Editor,

We would like to share ideas on the publication ''Monitoring of cases of anosmia may help control the COVID-19 pandemic. 1 '' Miyake et al. concluded that ''The adoption of a unified internet self-reported notification system of new cases of sudden dysosmia . . ... this pandemic''. 1 In fact, asymptomatic and atypical clinical presentation is not uncommon in COVID-19 and it is necessary that the practitioner has to recognize for the possibility. 2,3 Anosmia is a possible clinical presentation in COVID-19. Screening for anosmia might be difficult but it is useful for early detection of the case. 4 A reporting tool might be helpful for screening. 5 Regarding the self-reported notification system, an important consideration is on the reliability. In a developing country, a low educated people might disguise the clinical history and the reporting system is usually not useful. 6 

Monitoring of cases of anosmia may help control the COVID-19 pandemic

Atypical presentation of COVID-19

Asymptomatic COVID-19: an important clinical consideration

Anosmia and the need for COVID-19 screening during the pandemic

COVID-19 anosmia reporting tool: initial findings

Patients with COVID-19 and disguising on travel history: a challenge in disease screening

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.