Mechanism of olfactory dysfunction in COVID-19

Аннотация

This is a report of Michigan state University professor Robert Root-Bernstein. It is well-known that the pandemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused a vast disaster throughout the world. Moreover, most patients have complained to partial or complete loss of sense of smell. Olfactory dysfunction can occur alone or can be accompanied by other symptoms of COVID-19, such as a dry cough. However, the pathogenic mechanism of olfactory disorders and its clinical characteristics in patients with COVID-19 remains unclear.