The study aims to test the frequency of severe acute respiratory syndrome new corona virus SARS-CoV-2 or other respiratory viruses in patients presenting with anosmia or dysgeusia to Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt.
Fifty Patients presenting to Triage and/or Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) clinics in Ain Shams University Hospitals with the chief complaint of Anosmia/ dysgeusia in the period July- September 2020; will undergo thorough history taking, clinical assessment and polymers chain reaction rt-PCR to SARS-COV2; and if proven negative to COVID 19, PCR to other respiratory pathogens will be tested. COVID-19 patients will be managed according to the standard protocol of Ain Shams University Hospitals. Follow up after 3 weeks for the outcome of recovery of the smell sense and seroconversion by rapid test for immunoglobulins IgM/ IgG of COVID 19, for the probability of a false negative PCR at initial visit. Ethical committee approval for the current study protocol was obtained. Patients will be invited to participate and the informed consent will be signed.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
58
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt
Recovery from Anosmia
subjective questionnaire about smell and taste
Time frame: 3 weeks
Seroconversion
developing IgM/ IgG antibodies by rapid test
Time frame: 3 weeks
COVID 19
developing other symptoms of COVID 19
Time frame: 3 weeks
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