Anosmia after doxycycline use.
We report the case of a man who developed anosmia while taking doxycycline tablets for a skin disorder. Two other cases of parosmia occurring in association with doxycycline have been reported to the Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee of the Commonwealth Department of Community Services and Health since 1972. Disturbances of taste but not olfaction have been reported with tetracycline use in the past.
Bleasel
A F
AF
Department of Neurology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW.
McLeod
J G
JG
Lane-Brown
M
M
D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000188:drug therapy; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D000368:Aged; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015032:Zinc / Q000627:therapeutic use
D015032:Zinc; D004318:Doxycycline