Disorders in taste and smell

Med Clin North Am. 1991 Nov;75(6):1321-53. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30391-1.

Abstract

Although many conditions and medications have been associated with chemosensory disturbances, data from major chemosensory clinical research centers support three major disorders as being causative: nasal and paranasal sinus disease (21%), post-upper respiratory tract viral infection (19%), and head trauma (14%). Despite extensive evaluation, 22% of patients do not demonstrate identifiable causation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Craniocerebral Trauma / complications
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / physiopathology
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / therapy
  • Humans
  • Nose / physiology
  • Nose Diseases / complications
  • Nose Diseases / physiopathology
  • Nose Diseases / therapy
  • Olfaction Disorders* / etiology
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / complications
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / physiopathology
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / therapy
  • Prognosis
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / complications
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / physiopathology
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / therapy
  • Smell / physiology
  • Taste / physiology
  • Taste Disorders* / etiology
  • Virus Diseases / complications
  • Virus Diseases / physiopathology
  • Virus Diseases / therapy