Patient‐reported olfactory recovery after SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: A 6‐month follow‐up study

International Forum of Allergy & RhinologyVolume 11, Issue 8 p. 1249-1252 RESEARCH NOTE Patient-reported olfactory recovery after SARS-CoV-2 infection: A 6-month follow-up study Daniela Lucidi MD, Daniela Lucidi MD Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorGiulia Molinari MD, Corresponding Author Giulia Molinari MD [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-3402-4364 Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy Correspondence Giulia Molinari MD, Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Largo del Pozzo, 71, 41125 Modena, Italy. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorMartina Silvestri MD, Martina Silvestri MD Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorEugenio De Corso MD, Eugenio De Corso MD Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorGiovanni Guaraldi MD, Giovanni Guaraldi MD Infectious Diseases Clinic, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorCristina Mussini MD, Cristina Mussini MD Infectious Diseases Clinic, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorLivio Presutti MD, Livio Presutti MD Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorIgnacio Javier Fernandez MD, FEBORL‒HNS, Ignacio Javier Fernandez MD, FEBORL‒HNS Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ItalySearch for more papers by this author Daniela Lucidi MD, Daniela Lucidi MD Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorGiulia Molinari MD, Corresponding Author Giulia Molinari MD [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-3402-4364 Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy Correspondence Giulia Molinari MD, Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Largo del Pozzo, 71, 41125 Modena, Italy. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorMartina Silvestri MD, Martina Silvestri MD Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorEugenio De Corso MD, Eugenio De Corso MD Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorGiovanni Guaraldi MD, Giovanni Guaraldi MD Infectious Diseases Clinic, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorCristina Mussini MD, Cristina Mussini MD Infectious Diseases Clinic, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorLivio Presutti MD, Livio Presutti MD Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorIgnacio Javier Fernandez MD, FEBORL‒HNS, Ignacio Javier Fernandez MD, FEBORL‒HNS Department of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery, AOU Policlinico and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ItalySearch for more papers by this author First published: 04 February 2021 https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.22775Citations: 15 Potential conflict of interest: None provided. 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