Priyanka Chaurasia
Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, IndiaTitle: ENT manifestations in Covid-19 positive patients
Abstract
Aim: To study the status of ear, nose and throat in the patients diagnosed
with the CoViD-19.
Material and methods: This is a perspective study in patients
admitted in the isolation wards of Dr. Sushila Tiwari Hospital Haldwani between
April 2020 and July 2020. There were 465 symptomatic patients out of total 727
patients diagnosed with Covid-19.
Result: Since the Covid-19 pandemic has begun, many individuals have noted many
ENT manifestations along with the other general symptoms like fever (395 pt)
>cough (326 pt) >weakness/fatigue (190 pt) >difficulty in breathing
(89 pt) >muscle ache (58 pt) >headache (56 pt) & diarrhoea (24 pt).
Among ENT manifestations throat symptoms were found most common including loss
of taste in 74 pt. It was noticed that most commonly sweet and salt goes first
then sour taste vanish and bitter and chilli taste goes in the end, most of
them were reversible after 2-3 weeks. Among nasal symptoms nasal congestion was
found most common (72 pt) followed by loss of smell (88 pt), nasal blockage (66
pt) & runny nose (47 pt). loss of smell was also reversible in most of the
cases after 2-3 weeks. Ear symptoms were not so commonly found. Although
itching in bilateral ear, sensation of ear fullness, ear ache and conductive
hearing loss were complained by some patients.
Conclusion: This study represents the initial findings of all individuals with ENT
manifestations along with the chemosensory loss in the symptomatic confirmed
covid-19 patients. During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, changes in smell or
taste are not being considered indicative of possible COVID-19
infection—especially in the absence of other high-suspicion symptoms.
Biography
Priyanka Chaurasia have done her under graduation from HIMS dehradun
India and done her MS from GMC Haldwani India in the year 2021. Currently she
working as registrar in Apollo Indraprastha Delhi.