title: [Olfactory disorders].
abstract: Smell and taste problems are of major importance to those who suffer from olfactory disorders. The inability to determine the presence of odors in the home and the markedly reduced capacity or incapacity to appreciate food flavors are key reasons given for limited social interaction. Patients experiencing distorted smells and tastes may avoid food, which results in weight loss and possible malnutrition. We present an overview of smell disorders, based on physiological considerations, with specific attention to clinical characteristics of conditions most commonly causing smell disorders.
authors.affiliation: Service d'ORL et de Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, 20 rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris. pierre.bonfils@egp.ap-hop-paris.fr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bonfils
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Malinvaud
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bozec
authors.forename: Ph
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Halimi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009832:Olfactory Nerve / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009833:Olfactory Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology; D013651:Taste Disorders / Q000209:etiology