Calcification of the olfactory bulbs in three patients with hyposmia.
An estimated two million Americans suffer from chemosensory disorders. We present the clinical and imaging findings in three hyposmic patients with bilateral olfactory bulb calcification detected by CT. To our knowledge, these are the first cases of olfactory bulb calcification reported in the literature. A review of the literature concerning calcification of cranial nerves, olfactory neuritis, and the potential etiology and clinical significance of olfactory bulb calcification in our patients is presented.
Ishman
Stacey L
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Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Loehrl
Todd A
TA
Smith
Michelle M
MM
D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D009830:Olfactory Bulb; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed