Lechien Jerome R, Barillari Maria Rosaria, Jouffe Lionel, Saussez Sven
COVID-19 Task Force of the Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federations of Otorhino-laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS), Paris, France.
Department of Human Anatomy and Experimental Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, UMONS Research Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, University of Mons (UMons), Mons, Belgium.
Ear Nose Throat J. 2020 Nov;99(9):577-578. doi: 10.1177/0145561320925191. Epub 2020 May 21.
Based on observations described in our letter, we can draw the following conclusions: (1) anosmia must imperatively be added to the list of specific symptoms of COVID-19 infection, (2) anosmia can serve as a free and specific diagnostic tool for developing countries currently affected by the pandemic, (3) the mechanisms of COVID-19 anosmia seem not to directly involve nasal obstruction but rather seem to be related to damage the olfactory neuroepithelium.
基于我们信中所描述的观察结果，我们可以得出以下结论：（1）嗅觉丧失必须被紧急添加到新冠病毒感染的特定症状列表中；（2）嗅觉丧失可以作为目前受疫情影响的发展中国家一种免费且特定的诊断工具；（3）新冠病毒导致嗅觉丧失的机制似乎并非直接涉及鼻塞，而是似乎与嗅觉神经上皮的损伤有关。
