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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Lechien, Jérôme R.
• Diallo, Alpha O.
• Dachy, Bernard
• Le Bon, Serge D.
• Maniaci, Antonino
• Vaira, Luigi A.
• Saussez, Sven

Titel

COVID-19: Post-vaccine Smell and Taste Disorders: Report of 6 Cases

Ist Teil von

• Ear, nose, & throat journal, 2024-02, Vol.103 (2), p.NP104-NP107

Ort / Verlag

Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Post-vaccine olfactory and gustatory disorders are very rare and were reported in patients who received influenza vaccines. In this article, we report 6 cases of post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine olfactory and gustatory disorders in patients with negative nasal swabs. Precisely, olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions were reported in 5 and 1 patients, respectively. Sense disorders occurred after the first injection of AstraZeneca (n = 4) or the second injection of Pfizer (n = 2) vaccines. In 4 cases, the olfactory or gustatory disorder was confirmed with psychophysical evaluations. The duration of chemosensory dysfunction ranged from 4 to 42 days. None of the patient reported mid- or long-term olfactory or gustatory disorder. The occurrence of olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions in adults benefiting from COVID-19 vaccines is still rare but has to be known by otolaryngologists.