Management of smell dysfunction

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 154-162

  Kalogjera, Livije ^a   Dzepina, Davor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Anosmia; Chemoreception; Dysosmia; Emotions; Flavor; Hyposmia; Kakosmia; Nasal obstruction; Nasal polyps; Nasal steroids; Neuroepithelium; Neuroregeneration; Olfactometry; Olfactory bulb; Olfactory nerve; Olfactory receptor; Oral steroid; Parosmia; Phantosmia; Quality of life; Rhinosinusitis; Sinus surgery; Smell dysfunction; Smell test; Topical steroids; Treatment; Troposmia

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GLUCOCORTICOID; MACROLIDE; MINOCYCLINE; PLACEBO; STEROID; VITAMIN B GROUP; ZINC;

AGE; ANOSMIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMON COLD; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYPOSMIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; NONHUMAN; NOSE POLYP; NOSE SURGERY; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMELLING DISORDER; TREATMENT INDICATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84861234385     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: 15346315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-012-0248-5     Document Type: Article

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