I am a 27-year-old neurology registrar working on the wards in a teaching hospital, Pedro Ernesto University Hospital. As a public health reference centre in Rio, we had prepared to receive coronavirus-infected patients, and I worried that sooner rather than later, I would contract the infection myself. I began to feel ill on Sunday, 21 March, just 1 week after the quarantine measures had started, despite using appropriate protective equipment. I had mild common influenza-like symptoms, including headache, cough, sore throat, runny nose, sneezing and moderate myalgia; I felt unwell but remained afebrile throughout. I was tested for the novel coronavirus on the third day. On the fourth and fifth days, I felt short of breath while doing household chores. I monitored my oxygen saturation at home, which remained at 99% at all times without oxygen supplementation. I auscultated my lungs and found no abnormalities. After 6 days of symptoms, I awoke on a …

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COVID-19 感染引起的急性嗅觉丧失

我是一名 27 岁的神经内科注册员，在佩德罗埃内斯托大学医院教学医院的病房工作。作为里约的公共卫生参考中心，我们已经准备好接收冠状病毒感染的患者，我担心自己迟早会感染。尽管使用了适当的防护设备，但我在 3 月 21 日星期日开始感到不适，也就是隔离措施开始后仅一周。我有轻微的流感样症状，包括头痛、咳嗽、喉咙痛、流鼻涕、打喷嚏和中度肌痛；我感觉不舒服，但始终不发热。我在第三天接受了新型冠状病毒的检测。第四天和第五天，我做家务时感到呼吸急促。我在家监测我的血氧饱和度，在没有补充氧气的情况下始终保持在 99%。我听诊了我的肺部，没有发现异常。在出现症状 6 天后，我醒来时发现……