Anosmia after intranasal zinc gluconate use

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 137-141

  Jafek, Bruce W ^a,b   Linschoten, Miriam R ^a   Murrow, Bruce W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTANOL; DICLONE; FEXOFENADINE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; GLUCONATE ZINC; INFLIXIMAB; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; NEW DRUG; OMEPRAZOLE; PREDNISONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC ION;

ADULT; ANOSMIA; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON COLD; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE CONGESTION; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHINORRHEA; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY EVALUATION; TASTE DISCRIMINATION; TASTE DISORDER;

EID: 3843099183     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194589240401800302     Document Type: Article

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