Steroid-Dependent Anosmia
| Autor: | B. W. Jafek, D. T. Moran, P. M. Eller, J. C. Rowley, T. B. Jafek |
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| Rok vydání: | 1987 |
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Allergy medicine.medical_specialty Sphenoid Sinus Anosmia Olfaction Olfaction Disorders Ethmoid Sinus Adrenal Cortex Hormones Biopsy otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine High doses Humans Nasal polyps medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Head neck General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Combined Modality Therapy Surgery Steroid dependency Otorhinolaryngology Anesthesia medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 113:547-549 |
| ISSN: | 0886-4470 |
| DOI: | 10.1001/archotol.1987.01860050093023 |
| Popis: | • In steroid-dependent anosmia (nasal polyps, inhalant allergy, anosmia), high doses of steroids will temporarily restore the sense of smell, a diagnostic test. Appropriate surgery can then be carried out, followed by low-dose, long-term steroid therapy to maintain the sense of smell. Olfactory biopsy specimens taken during the course of evaluation and treatment show electron-optically normal olfactory receptors, meaning that the probable pathogenesis of the sensory deficit is an obstruction, mechanical and possibly biochemical. Two cases of steroid-dependent anosmia are presented to detail a fully reversible anosmia using state-of-the-art techniques. ( Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1987;113:547-549) |
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