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ABSTRACT: Background
Persistent anosmia following COVID-19 disease affects a significant subset of patients. Symptoms of this olfactory dysfunction negatively impact patient quality of life, and effective treatments are lacking; therefore, novel therapies that restore the ability to smell have tremendous clinical potential.Case report
A 46-year-old female enrolled in a phase I clinical trial to assess the safety of targeted intranasal administration of a novel acellular secretome therapy (ST266) in patients diagnosed as glaucoma suspects. The patient reported greater than one year history of loss of smell that started following a presumed positive case of COVID-19. Following a 28-day treatment course of bilateral intranasal administration of ST266, the patient had resolution of her long-standing anosmia.Conclusion
This case demonstrates resolution of COVID-19-induced persistent anosmia after intranasal treatment with a novel acellular secretome therapy. Further studies are warranted to determine the potential of ST266 and its components to treat anosmia.
SUBMITTER: Bhutani DL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9444303 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bhutani Devica L DL Ross Ahmara G AG Lehman Amanda Y AY Shindler Kenneth S KS
Otolaryngology case reports 20220906
<h4>Background</h4>Persistent anosmia following COVID-19 disease affects a significant subset of patients. Symptoms of this olfactory dysfunction negatively impact patient quality of life, and effective treatments are lacking; therefore, novel therapies that restore the ability to smell have tremendous clinical potential.<h4>Case report</h4>A 46-year-old female enrolled in a phase I clinical trial to assess the safety of targeted intranasal administration of a novel acellular secretome therapy ( ...[more]