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cord-266232-2ctfmjb8	Trubiano, Jason A	Alterations in smell or taste – Classic COVID-19?	2020-05-28		.txt	text/plain	693	74	66	A c c e p t e d M a n u s c r i p t Dear Editor, There are increased reports of loss of smell (anosmia) and taste (ageusia) in patients with confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection causing coronavirus disease 2019 , in particular in the setting of mild disease. Luers and colleagues described from a retrospective adult cohort of confirmed SARS-CoV-2 from Germany (n = 72) that 74% of patients reported anosmia and 69% ageusia [7] . prior to this also described from a retrospective cohort study of COVID-19 patients interviewed 5-6 days post diagnosis that 64.4% reported alternations in taste or smell [1] . It is important for clinicians to realize that ansomia and ageusia are likely to be commonly reported symptoms in other upper respiratory tract infections, when appropriately asked (8.9% of our COVID-19 test negative group) [3, 8] . Self-reported olfactory and taste disorders in SARS-CoV-2 patients: a cross-sectional study	./cache/cord-266232-2ctfmjb8.txt	./txt/cord-266232-2ctfmjb8.txt