title: Congenital anosmia.
abstract: Congenital anosmia is well described in conjunction with various sexual and other developmental abnormalities and has been reported to run in families. Congenital anosmia occurring as an isolated defect in a single family member is extremely rare, and tends to present late. We describe a case of a five year old girl with congenital anosmia and we outline the investigations which should be undertaken in such cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Vowles
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Bleach
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rowe-Jones
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis