Regarding Use of Topical Steroids in Patients With COVID-19–Associated Olfactory Loss

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To the Editor We read with interest recent Invited Commentary by our friend and colleague, Dr Joshua Levy, on treatment of postviral olfactory dysfunction titled “Treatment Recommendations for Persistent Smell Taste Dysfunction following COVID-19—the Coming Deluge.”1

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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['2168-6181', '2168-619X']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2020.4275