ENT manifestation in COVID-19 patients |
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| Institution: | 1. Professor of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt;2. Professor of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt;3. Assistant professor of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt |
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| Abstract: | Objectiveto detect, analyze and discuss the different ear nose throat (ENT) manifestations those were reported in COVID19 positive patients in the reviewed and published literatures.MethodsWe performed a search in the PubMed databases, Web of Science, LILACS, MEDLINE, SciELO, and Cochrane Library using the keywords; COVID-19, Novel coronavirus, corona, 2019-nCoV, SARS-CoV-2, ENT, ear, nose, throat, otorhinolaryngology, ORL, pharynx, ORL, smell, larynx, different ENT related symptoms. We reviewed published and peer reviewed studies that reported the ENT manifestations in COVID-19 laboratory-confirmed positive patients.Resultswithin the included 1773 COVID-19 laboratory-confirmed positive patients, the most common ENT manifestations of COVID-19 were sore throat (11.3%) and headache (10.7%). While the other reported ENT manifestations were pharyngeal erythema (5.3%), nasal congestion (4.1%), runny nose or rhinorrhea (2.1%), upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) (1.9%), and tonsil enlargement (1.3%).ConclusionENT manifestations for COVID-19 are not common as fever and cough. But, a universal questionnaire using well-defined COVID-19 manifestations is needed to make the COVID-19 data precisely defined, complete and homogenous. |
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