Smell and taste disorders, a study of 750 patients from the University of Pennsylvania Smell and Taste Center.
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
; 117(5): 519-28, 1991 May.
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| ID: mdl-2021470
Smell and taste disorders are common in the general population, yet little is known about their nature or cause. This article describes a study of 750 patients with complaints of abnormal smell or taste perception from the University of Pennsylvania Smell and Taste Center, Philadelphia. Major findings suggest that: chemosensory dysfunction influences quality of life; complaints of taste loss usually reflect loss of smell function; upper respiratory infection, head trauma, and chronic nasal and paranasal sinus disease are the most common causes of the diminution of the sense of smell, with head trauma having the greatest loss; depression frequently accompanies chemosensory distortion; low body weight accompanies burning mouth syndrome; estrogens protect against loss of the sense of smell in postmenopausal women; zinc therapy may provide no benefit to patients with chemosensory dysfunction; and thyroid hormone function is associated with oral sensory distortion. The findings are discussed in relation to management of patients with chemosensory disturbances.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastornos del Gusto
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Trastornos del Olfato
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Asunto de la revista:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Año:
1991
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos