Clinical Analysis of the Etiology of Korean Olfactory Disorders / 대한이비인후과학회지
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
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: 717-721, 2008.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-645369
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
This study examined the causes and epidemiologic factors of smell loss in Koreans using the Korean Version of the Sniffin' Sticks Test and compared the results with cases of foreign countries. SUBJECTS ANDMETHOD:
The data of 386 patients who visited clinics complaining of smell loss were retrospectively analyzed with medical charts.RESULTS:
Idiopathic, upper respiratory tract infection, trauma, nasal and paranasal sinus disease were the major causes of smell loss in this study. The distribution of gender and age, severity of smell loss, association of smell loss with allergies and nasal polyps were discussed in detail.CONCLUSION:
The proportion of each cause observed in this study was different compared with the results of other domestic reports of nasal and paranasal sinus disease, but came out similar to the results of foreign studies.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Paranasal Sinus Diseases
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Porphyrins
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Respiratory Tract Infections
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Smell
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Epidemiologic Factors
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Nasal Polyps
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Retrospective Studies
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Hypersensitivity
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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