Taste and Smell Disorders in COVID-19 Patients: Role of Interleukin-6.

AP, Cazzolla; R, Lovero; Muzio L, Lo; NF, Testa; A, Schirinzi; G, Palmieri; P, Pozzessere; V, Procacci; Comite M, Di; D, Ciavarella; M, Pepe; Ruvo C, De; V, Crincoli; Serio F, Di; L, Santacroce

doi:10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00447

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Taste and Smell Disorders in COVID-19 Patients: Role of Interleukin-6.

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Authors:

Cazzolla AP

Lovero R

Lo Muzio L

Abstract

The rapid recovery of smell and taste functions in COVID-19 patients could be attributed to a decrease in interleukin-6 levels rather than central nervous system ischemic injury or viral damage to neuronal cells. To correlate interleukin-6 levels in COVID-19 patients with olfactory or gustatory dysf...

Subject

Anosmia

Dysgeusia

Interleukin-6 (Il-6)

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