Olfactory and gustatory outcomes in COVID-19: a prospective evaluation in nonhospitalized subjects. (Special section on COVID-19.)

Objective: To prospectively assess the rate and timing of recovery of olfactory (OD) and gustatory (GD) dysfunction in patients affected by COVID-19 Study Design: Cohort study Setting: Population-based evaluation in a COVID-19 high-prevalence region Subjects and Methods: We analyzed the clinical course of OD and GD in a cohort of home-quarantined SARS-CoV-2-positive patients from Northern Italy Physicians administered a survey-based questionnaire at recruitment (T0) During follow-up, patients responded to online dedicated surveys modulated according to symptoms at T0