Table 3.
Characteristics of COVID-19-Positive Children Presenting With Olfactory/Gustatory Dysfunction.
| Characteristics | Children |
|---|---|
| Total enrolled No./total observed No. (%) | 10/27 (37) |
| Age, median ± SD (IQR), y | 16.6 ± 0.7 (16.3, 17) |
| Sex, No./total enrolled No. (%) | |
| Male | 6/10 (60) |
| Female | 4/10 (40) |
| COVID-19 severity classification, No./total enrolled No. (%) | |
| Asymptomatic | 0/10 (0) |
| Mild | 6/10 (60) |
| Moderate | 4/10 (40) |
| Severe | 0/10 (0) |
| Critical | 0/10 (0) |
| Symptoms, No./total observed No. (%) | |
| Only olfactory dysfunction | 3/27 (11) |
| Only gustatory dysfunction | 0/10 (0) |
| Olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions | 7/27 (26) |
| Onset of olfactory/gustatory dysfunction, No./total enrolled No. (%) | |
| As the only symptom of COVID-19 | 2/8 (25)a |
| Before general symptoms of COVID-19 | 0/8 (0)a |
| At the same time as general symptoms of COVID-19 | 1/8 (13)a |
| After general symptoms of COVID-19 | 5/8 (63)a |
| Outcome of olfactory/gustatory symptom, No./total enrolled No. (%) | |
| Improved | 3/9 (33)b |
| Nonimproved | 6/9 (67)b |
Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; IQR, interquartile range.
a
Two children could not remember the date of onset of olfactory or gustatory dysfunction.
b
Follow-up was not obtained for 1 child in the German cohort.