title: Smell and taste disorders.
abstract: Disorders of taste and smell can present a challenge to the facial plastic surgeon. Obtaining a detailed history and examination is the key to the diagnosis and work-up of olfactory and gustatory dysfunction. Easy-to-administer tests are available for olfactory evaluation(University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test) and gustatory (taste sticks, tasting tablets) evaluation. The prognosis and management of olfactory and gustatory disease depend on its etiology. Despite ongoing research, the treatment of the disorders of smell and taste is limited.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Nebraska, 981225 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-1225, USA.
authors.forename: Bozena B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Wrobel
authors.forename: Donald A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Leopold
mesh_terms: D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013651:Taste Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome