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cord-260980-tyf3fuz9	Lorenzo Villalba, Noel	Anosmia and Dysgeusia in the Absence of Other Respiratory Diseases: Should COVID-19 Infection Be Considered?	2020-04-03		.txt	text/plain	1211	79	52	title: Anosmia and Dysgeusia in the Absence of Other Respiratory Diseases: Should COVID-19 Infection Be Considered? We describe two elderly patients evaluated at emergency departments for anosmia/dysgeusia in the absence of any other respiratory symptoms prior to or upon admission. Upon admission, the patient was afebrile, his blood pressure was 110/80 mmHg, heart rate was 82 bmp and oxygen saturation was 94% on room air. Anosmia, hyposmia and dysgeusia in the absence of other respiratory diseases such as allergic rhinitis, acute rhinosinusitis or chronic rhinosinusitis, should alert physicians to the possibility of COVID-19 infection and prompt serious consideration of self-isolation and testing of these individuals. Anosmia and dysgeusia should prompt COVID-19 infection screening even in the absence of classic respiratory symptoms in the present epidemiological context. Epidemiological, clinical and virological characteristics of 74 cases of coronavirus-infected disease 2019 (COVID-19) with gastrointestinal symptoms	./cache/cord-260980-tyf3fuz9.txt	./txt/cord-260980-tyf3fuz9.txt