Smell and taste disorders in pregnant women with COVID-19

• DOI: 10.29413/abs.2022-7.5-1.5
• Publication Date: 2022-12-14T11:18:15Z
• Authors: A. S. Kosovtseva; T. A. Bairova; L. V. Rychkova; E. A. Orlova; M. A. Khasnatinov; G. A. Danchinova; I. M. Mikhalevich; V. M. Polyakov; I. A. Cherevikova; N. A. Myasishchev; Zh. V. Prokhorova; L. I. Kolesnikova
• Keywords: Anosmia; Hyposmia; Taste disorder

Background. Smell disorder is a recognized clinical symptom of COVID-19 infection. The problem the loss sense smell in structure pathogenesis during pregnancy remains unresolved. aim study. To determine and taste pregnant women with COVID-19, as well to evaluate relationship between number SARS-CoV-2 genome equivalents nasopharyngeal secretion. Material methods. In case-control study, 121 participated: 40 them were infected COVID-19; 81 not earlier at time survey was conducted July 2021. Sense assessed using Connecticut Chemosensory Clinical Research Center (CCCRC) olfactory test, which includes threshold determination odor identification assessment. Taste measured according O. Massarelli method. Viral load calculated standardized method for determining numberof RNA copies 1 ml Results. incidence disorders (moderate / severe anosmia) 62.5 % compared 22.23 among who have never had (p = 0.002). No significant identified. value manifestation 17794 virus, corresponds 37th cycle (Ct). Conclusion. During acute phase significantly impaired, but taste. Decreased associated viral load.