[Clinical analysis of 28 patients with chronic rhino-sinusitis only characterized olfactory disorders].
OBJECTIVE
To analyses the clinical characteristics of 28 chronic rhino-sinusitis patients only characterized olfactory disorders.


METHODS
Twenty-eight patients who have only olfactory disorder were diagnosed chronic rhino-sinusitis, among which 16 patients accepted intranasal budesonide for 15 days. All patients accepted CT scan, T&T test and olfactory event-related potentials test before and after treatment.


RESULTS
(1) No difference was found between 21 patients ( < or = 12 months) and 7 patients (>12 months) (P > 0.05), significant difference was found between maxillary sinus,ethmoid sinus and frontal sinus, sphenoid sinus in CT scan (P < 0.01). (2) Olfactory function improves after treatment (P < 0.01). Significant difference is found between 12 patients ( < or =12 months) and 4 patients (P < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
(1) Chronic rhino-sinusitis patients who have only olfactory disorder were found; (2) Intranasal budesonide treatment could improve olfactory functions of chronic rhino-sinusitis' patients.
Wang
Jian
J
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Peking Union Hospital,Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China.
Ni
Daofeng
D
Guan
Jing
J
Liu
Jianfeng
J
Chen
Xingming
X
Yang
Dahai
D
Shang
Yingying
Y
Zhu
Yingying
Y
Zou
Qijuan
Q
Qi
Fang
F
Gao
Zhiqiang
Z
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019819:Budesonide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D009831:Olfactory Mucosa; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D019819:Budesonide