Fortune J Health Sci 2021; 4 (3): 425-436 DOI: 10.26502/fjhs.032 Fortune Journal of Health Sciences Vol. 4 No. 3 - Sep 2021. 425 Review Article Olfactory and Gustatory Dysfunction in COVID-19 Patients – A Current Review Tay Yong Boon Ernest 1 , Ho Ching Wen Dawn 2 , Rebecca Low Pei Kee 3 , Bharath Raj Varatharaj Palraj 4 , Ramkumar Sekar 5 , Muhammad Bilal Abid 6 , Veeraraghavan Meyyur Aravamudan 7 , Charn Tze Choong 8 1 Medical Officer, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital 2 Medical Officer, Department of Ophthalmology, National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital 3 Medical Officer, Department of Ophthalmology, National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital 4 Assistant Professor of Medicine and Consultant, Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. 5 Consultant, Cardiology, Khoo Teck Phuat Hospital, Singapore 6 Assistant Professor of Medicine, Divisions of Infectious Diseases & Hematology/Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin 7 Consultant, Department of Medicine, Woodlands Health Campus 8 Head and Consultant, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital *Corresponding author: Veeraraghavan Meyyur Aravamudan, Consultant, Department of Medicine, Woodlands Health Campus, Singapore. E-mail: aravamudan_veeraraghavan_meyyur@whc.sg Received: 24 July 2021; Accepted: 02 August 2021; Published: 05 August 2021 Citation: Tay Yong Boon Ernest, Ho Ching Wen Dawn, Rebecca Low Pei Kee, Bharath Raj Varatharaj Palraj, Ramkumar Sekar, Muhammad Bilal Abid, Veeraraghavan Meyyur Aravamudan, Charn Tze Choong. Olfactory and Gustatory Dysfunction in COVID-19 Patients – A Current Review. Fortune Journal of Health Sciences 4 (2021): 425- 436. Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel coronavirus that has caused a global pandemic. Initial reported symptoms include fever, cough, dyspnoea, fatigue, and myalgia. There has been increasing evidence that sudden olfactory and gustatory dysfunction may be another common symptom. This review will look at the prevalence of olfactory and gustatory dysfunction in COVID-19, the utility of this symptom as a screening tool for the disease, postulated disease mechanisms resulting in olfactory and gustatory dysfunction, and the recovery rate of