PMID- 33504752
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210308
LR  - 20221207
IS  - 1882-0654 (Electronic)
IS  - 0009-918X (Linking)
VI  - 61
IP  - 2
DP  - 2021 Feb 23
TI  - [The odor stick identification test for Japanese (OSIT-J) in a case of 
      coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) without pneumonia].
PG  - 140-143
LID - 10.5692/clinicalneurol.cn-001517 [doi]
AB  - Anosmia is a frequently experienced symptom in coronavirus disease 2019 
      (COVID-19). Previous studies have suggested the potential use of olfactometry to 
      identify infected individuals. We performed a sequential olfactometry using the 
      odor stick identification test for Japanese (OSIT-J) in a COVID-19 patient 
      without pneumonia. The test uses 12 odorants that are familiar to the Japanese 
      population. Our patient was a 56-year-old man diagnosed with COVID-19 who was 
      admitted to our hospital following the development of anosmia. He had no 
      respiratory symptoms except pharyngeal pain. Chest CT findings did not reveal the 
      presence of pneumonia. The patient underwent OSIT-J on the 1st hospital day, and 
      his score was 1 out of 12. Following the olfactometry, ciclesonide was 
      administered. The patient did not develop any new symptoms during 
      hospitalization, and his anosmia was gradually improved. The OSIT-J scores were 9 
      and 11 on the 7th and 16th hospital day, respectively. The patient was discharged 
      on the 25th hospital day after two negative PCR test results. In our case, OSIT-J 
      could identify anosmia in a COVID-19 patient. Some COVID-19 patients are 
      asymptomatic, expect for olfactory disturbances, and OSIT-J may help identify 
      such patients in the Japanese population.
FAU - Asahara, Yuki
AU  - Asahara Y
AD  - Department of Neurology, the Jikei University Katsushika Medical Center.
FAU - Mukai, Taiji
AU  - Mukai T
AD  - Department of Neurology, the Jikei University Katsushika Medical Center.
FAU - Suda, Machiko
AU  - Suda M
AD  - Department of Neurology, the Jikei University Katsushika Medical Center.
FAU - Suzuki, Masahiko
AU  - Suzuki M
AD  - Department of Neurology, the Jikei University Katsushika Medical Center.
LA  - jpn
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20210126
PL  - Japan
TA  - Rinsho Shinkeigaku
JT  - Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology
JID - 0417466
SB  - IM
MH  - Asian People
MH  - COVID-19/*complications/*diagnosis/physiopathology
MH  - COVID-19 Testing/*methods
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Odorants
MH  - Olfaction Disorders/*diagnosis/*etiology/physiopathology
MH  - Pneumonia
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - COVID-19
OT  - anosmia
OT  - olfactometry
EDAT- 2021/01/29 06:00
MHDA- 2021/03/09 06:00
CRDT- 2021/01/28 05:34
PHST- 2021/01/29 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/03/09 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/01/28 05:34 [entrez]
AID - 10.5692/clinicalneurol.cn-001517 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Rinsho Shinkeigaku. 2021 Feb 23;61(2):140-143. doi: 
      10.5692/clinicalneurol.cn-001517. Epub 2021 Jan 26.