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Acute-Phase Reactants Association With Smell Disorders In Coronavirus Disease 2019-Infected Patients, Ahmed A. Nassar, Ahmad M. Eltelety
Acute-Phase Reactants Association With Smell Disorders In Coronavirus Disease 2019-Infected Patients, Ahmed A. Nassar, Ahmad M. Eltelety
Pan Arab Journal of Rhinology
Objective Olfaction is a complex sensory process that has not been fully investigated. In this study, we aimed at investigating whether there is an association between acute-phase reactants [C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and serum ferritin] and the presence of smell disorders in coronavirus disease 2019-infected patients. Patients and methods A prospective study was conducted on 61 patients presented to the Otolaryngology Department with a confirmed diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 based on the real-time reverse transcription PCR between July 2020 and February 2021. Participants in this study were divided into two groups: group A …