Rapidly fluctuating anosmia: A clinical sign for unilateral smell impairment.
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01/02/2016
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Resumo |
Reports about fluctuating olfactory deficits are rare, as are reports of unilateral olfactory loss. We present a case of unilateral anosmia with contralateral normosmia, presenting as rapidly fluctuating anosmia. The olfactory fluctuation occurred in sync with the average nasal cycle duration. Examination after nasal decongestion, formal smell testing, and imaging revealed unilateral, left-sided anosmia of sinonasal cause, with right-sided normosmia. We hypothesize that the nasal cycle induced transient anosmia when blocking the normosmic side. Fluctuating olfactory deficits might hide a unilateral olfactory loss and require additional unilateral testing and thorough workup. Laryngoscope, 126:E57-E59, 2016. |
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http://boris.unibe.ch/76298/1/lary25476.pdf Negoias, Simona Nicoleta; Friedrich, Hergen; Caversaccio, Marco D; Landis, Basile Nicolas (2016). Rapidly fluctuating anosmia: A clinical sign for unilateral smell impairment. The Laryngoscope, 126(2), E57-E59. Wiley 10.1002/lary.25476 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lary.25476> doi:10.7892/boris.76298 info:doi:10.1002/lary.25476 info:pmid:26153195 urn:issn:1531-4995 |
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eng |
Publicador |
Wiley |
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http://boris.unibe.ch/76298/ |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
Fonte |
Negoias, Simona Nicoleta; Friedrich, Hergen; Caversaccio, Marco D; Landis, Basile Nicolas (2016). Rapidly fluctuating anosmia: A clinical sign for unilateral smell impairment. The Laryngoscope, 126(2), E57-E59. Wiley 10.1002/lary.25476 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lary.25476> |
Palavras-Chave | #610 Medicine & health |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion PeerReviewed |