title: The initial evaluation of dysosmia.
abstract: Patients with disturbances in their sense of smell often represent a bewildering array of alternative diagnoses. The existing knowledge of olfactory disorders has been schematized into a systematic history approach toward the development of a differential diagnosis for dysosmic patients. Its components should elicit essential elements of the history which, according to the literature, have been associated with dysosmia. The ability to update the details of specific components permits it to be adapted to the needs of the individual practitioner.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy