Otolaryngology manifestations of COVID-19: a contemporary viewpoint

Geng Ju Tuang,Adi Farhan Abdul Wahab,Salina Husain

doi:10.1136/postgradmedj-2021-140169

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https://doi.org/10.1136/postgradmedj-2021-140169

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Abstract

<h3>Abstract</h3> <h3>Introduction</h3> There is limited research on how the COVD-19 pandemic will affect countries with weakened health systems and particularly those in conflict. Syria’s protracted conflict has strained its health...

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We learnt that the transmission routes are via respiratory droplet, aerosols and by contact that may be indirect, which succinctly impose a remarkably high risk to the head and neck surgeons who often deal with aerosol-generating procedures
Olfactory dysfunction was identified in a substantial fraction of patients who suffered from COVID-19, with a prevalence of 47.85% worldwide.[3]
The idiosyncratic characteristics of smell disturbance attributed to COVID-19 include its sudden onset, transient duration, and in most cases, rapid recuperation

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Introduction

We learnt that the transmission routes are via respiratory droplet, aerosols and by contact that may be indirect, which succinctly impose a remarkably high risk to the head and neck surgeons who often deal with aerosol-generating procedures. Smell deficit may manifest as a sole nasal symptom without concomitant rhinorrhea or congestion.[4]

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