{"id":38092,"date":"2020-06-01T07:26:29","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T07:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/?p=38092"},"modified":"2020-06-25T22:46:23","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T22:46:23","slug":"changes-in-taste-and-smell-as-symptoms-of-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/38092","title":{"rendered":"Changes in taste and smell as symptoms of COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span>Simon Collins, HIV i-Base<\/strong><\/p>\n

On 20 April 2020, based on accumulated evidence, the i-Base Q&A service included information about changes and taste being a common symptom of COVID-19. [1]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Early anecdotal reports in the US also included taste and smell changes and this was now supported by a published\u00a0study that confirmed these as symptoms. [2]<\/p>\n

The US study reported that smell and taste loss were reported in 68% (40\/59) and 71% (42\/59) of people who had COVID-19, respectively. This\u00a0compared to only 16% (33\/203) and 17% (35\/203) of people that did not have COVID-19.\u00a0People reporting smell and taste changes were about ten times more likely to have COVID-19.<\/p>\n

Two other studies have reported more details. [3, 4]<\/p>\n

The letter in JAMA reported that taste and smell changes occurred in about 1 in 3 people with coronavirus. Also, that this could occur at any time \u2013 ie before or after other symptoms. In a few people (about 3%) this was the only symptom of coronavirus.<\/p>\n

Approximately a month later the UK government also added changes in taste and smell as key symptoms that would enable someone to test for COVID-19. [5]<\/p>\n

Other papers have since confirmed these symptoms as common. [6]<\/p>\n

References<\/p>\n

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  1. i-Base Q&A. Are taste and smell changes common with COVID-19?
    \nhttps:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/15688<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Yan CH et al. Association of chemosensory dysfunction and Covid-19 in patients presenting with influenza-like symptoms. International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, 2020; DOI: 10.1002\/alr.22579.
    \n    https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32279441<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Giacomelli \u00a0A \u00a0et al. \u00a0Self-reported olfactory and taste disorders in SARS-CoV-2 patients: a cross-sectional study.\u00a0 Clin Infect Dis. 2020;ciaa330. Published online March 26, 2020. doi:10.1093\/cid\/ciaa330. (26 March 2020).
    \n    http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa330<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Spinato G et al. Alterations in smell or taste in mildly symptomatic outpatients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.\u00a0JAMA, research letter. (22 April 2020).
    \n    https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/fullarticle\/2765183<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. gov.uk. Everyone in the United Kingdom with symptoms now eligible for coronavirus tests (18 May 2020)
    \n    https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/everyone-in-the-united-kingdom-with-symptoms-now-eligible-for-coronavirus-tests<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Mercante G et al. Prevalence of taste and smell dysfunction in coronavirus disease 2019. JAMA\u00a0<\/i>Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. DOI:10.1001\/jamaoto.2020.1155. (18 June 2020).
    \n    https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamaotolaryngology\/fullarticle\/2767510\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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