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Reviewing the Effect of Doxycycline in COVID-19 Associated Anosmia
The global healthcare emergency - Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) usually manifests with respiratory symptoms. (1) However, similar to other human respiratory Coronaviruses, it also seems to have neuroinvasive and neurotropic activity. Three categories of neurological symptoms are associated with COVID-19 including central nervous system (CNS) manifestations, peripheral nervous system (PNS) symptoms, and musculoskeletal disorders. Hyposmia or anosmia has been reported as a possible PNS symptom caused by COVID-19. (2) It has been documented that alteration in smell seems to be one of the first clinical presentations of COVID-19 disease, often associated with or without the loss of taste (dysgeusia). We review the correlation of anosmia in viral infections, COVID-19, and the potential scope of Doxycycline for its treatment
Anosmia – Immunological Response to Viral Infections
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Dr Kamal Kant Kohli-MBBS, DTCD- a chest specialist with more than 30 years of practice and a flair for writing clinical articles, Dr Kamal Kant Kohli joined Medical Dialogues as a Chief Editor of Medical News. Besides writing articles, as an editor, he proofreads and verifies all the medical content published on Medical Dialogues including those coming from journals, studies,medical conferences,guidelines etc. Email: drkohli@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751