In this cohort of 42 patients with mild COVID19 we found a unique clinical feature of acute anosmia and dysgeusia in more than third of patients. Median onset of these features was 3.3 days after onset of illness (range 0-7) with rapid recovery in most patients. Article Summary Line Anosmia and dysgeusia appeared early in third of our patients with mild SARS-CoV-2 infection and were short-lived in most patients.
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