The prevalence and outcome of covid-19 smell problems at Kurdistan Iraq
Background: In December of 2019, a new form of coronavirus was discovered in Wuhan,China. Signs and symptoms of it include tiredness, cough, and fever . Another common symptom of this respiratory disease is the loss of smell. Objective: To find the frequency of anosmia in COVID-19 patients in o...
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| Language: | English |
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College of medicine/ University of Diyala
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Diyala Journal of Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://www.djm.uodiyala.edu.iq/index.php/djm/article/view/945 |
| Summary: | Background: In December of 2019, a new form of coronavirus was discovered in Wuhan,China. Signs and symptoms of it include tiredness, cough, and fever . Another common symptom of this respiratory disease is the loss of smell.
Objective: To find the frequency of anosmia in COVID-19 patients in our community in relation to other communities and to determine the clinical outcome of patients affected by COVID-19.
Patients and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study at Kurdistan Iraq conducted during the period from January 2021-January 2022 .The 460 cases were admitted to quarantine centers 320 were positive for COVID 19 .The sample size is (260) cases of smell affection with proven COVID-19 disease.
Results: The percentage of smell affection patients were 81% of the sample size, they were as follows, the percentage of bad odor smell was 9%, alteration of smell was 21% , partial loss of smell was 24% and complete loss of smell was 27%. The female percentage of all patients were 55 % while male percentage was 45% .
Conclusion: Olfactory dysfunction is one of cardinal symptoms of COVID 19 disease.Females are slightly more affected than males with olfactory dysfunction. 4 th and 5th decades patients are more affected with bad odor and alteration of smell while. partial loss and complete loss of smell happened within 6 th decade patient mostly.
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| ISSN: | 2219-9764 2617-8982 |