Palabras clave
Síndrome post agudo de COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Trastornos del olfato
Trastornos del gusto
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Objetivo: Describir una serie de tres pacientes con disfunciones olfatorias y gustativas causadas por el síndrome post-COVID-19, que fueron sometidos a tratamiento con terapia de fotobiomodulación. Detalles de los casos: Se estableció un protocolo empleando exclusivamente el espectro infrarrojo para tratar las alteraciones olfatorias y su combinación con la longitud de onda roja para mejorar los parámetros gustativos. Las sesiones de fotobiomodulación se realizaron dos veces por semana, con un intervalo mínimo de 48 horas entre ellas. El progreso de los pacientes en cuanto a la recuperación del olfato y el gusto fue monitorizado mediante una escala visual analógica adaptada. Después de 20 sesiones, dos pacientes lograron una recuperación completa de la función olfativa, uno de los cuales también mostró una recuperación completa de la función gustativa, mientras que el paciente restante mostró una mejoría parcial en ambos sentidos. El período de seguimiento varió de seis meses a un año. Consideraciones finales: En esta serie de casos, la terapia de fotobiomodulación demostró ser potencialmente beneficiosa en todos los casos presentados, aunque se requieren estudios adicionales.
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