Systemic steroids may enhance recovery from loss of smell and taste in hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients: an observational study

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2021 Dec;11(12):1689-1693. doi: 10.1002/alr.22848. Epub 2021 Jun 16.

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
² Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
³ Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
⁴ Cancer Risk Factors and Lifestyle Epidemiology Unit, Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Clinical Network (ISPRO), Florence, Italy.
⁵ Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.

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Keywords: COVID-19; prognosis; recovery; smell; steroids; taste.

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