Lorenzo Villalba Noel, Maouche Yasmine, Alonso Ortiz Maria Belen, Cordoba Sosa Zaida, Chahbazian Jean Baptiste, Syrovatkova Aneska, Pertoldi Pierre, Andres Emmanuel, Zulfiqar Abrar-Ahmad
Service de Médecine Interne, Diabète et Maladies Métaboliques, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France.
Internal Medicine Department, Dr Negrin University Hospital, Gran Canaria, Spain.
Eur J Case Rep Intern Med. 2020 Apr 3;7(4):001641. doi: 10.12890/2020_001641. eCollection 2020.
We describe two elderly patients evaluated at emergency departments for anosmia/dysgeusia in the absence of any other respiratory symptoms prior to or upon admission. In the current epidemiological context, clinical and biological work-up led to a diagnosis of COVID-19 infection. Unfortunately, one of the patients died during hospitalization, but the other recovered and was discharged.
In the current epidemiological situation, anosmia and dysgeusia in the absence of other respiratory conditions should be carefully evaluated.Special attention should be given to patients with non-classic COVID-19 symptoms in order to reduce transmission and protect health providers.
我们描述了两名老年患者,他们在急诊科接受评估,入院前或入院时存在嗅觉减退/味觉障碍,且无任何其他呼吸道症状。在当前的流行病学背景下,临床和生物学检查导致确诊为新冠病毒感染。不幸的是,其中一名患者在住院期间死亡,但另一名患者康复并出院。
在当前的流行病学形势下,应仔细评估无其他呼吸道疾病的嗅觉减退和味觉障碍。应特别关注有非典型新冠病毒症状的患者,以减少传播并保护医护人员。