title: [Surgical treatment of paraosmia secondary to an upper respiratory infection].
abstract: Many people experience some degree of olfactory dysfunction during the acute stages of an upper respiratory infection (URI). The olfactory function usually returns to the preinfection level in few days. In some cases, the dysosmia remains even after the reopening of the air passageways. The olfactory loss after URI associates an hyposmia and odor distortions. We report a rare case of odor distortions after URI treated by surgery.
authors.affiliation: Service d'ORL et de Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Faculté Necker - Enfants Malades, Université René Descartes, 20-25 rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris. pierre.bonfils@egp.ap-hop-paris.fr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bonfils
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Faulcon
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Malinvaud
authors.forename: Ph
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Halimi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications*; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology