title: Unnecessary surgical treatment in a case of olfactory reference syndrome.
abstract: We present a case of olfactory reference syndrome (ORS) with complaints of bromhidrosis. This patient underwent a lumbar sympathectomy to correct the imagined body odor problem. The patient reported experiencing an improvement after surgery, but later, the olfactory symptoms returned. The main objective with ORS patients should be to begin psychiatric treatment early. Other treatments usually appear to be ineffective and cause great dissatisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry Department, Complejo Asistencial de Palencia, 34 005 Palencia, Spain. Electronic address: albertomir76@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miranda-Sivelo
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bajo-Del Pozo
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fructuoso-Castellar
mesh_terms: D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009812:Odorants; D013546:Sweating; D013562:Sympathectomy; D013577:Syndrome; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Bromhidrosis; Olfactory reference syndrome; Psychodermatology; Sympathectomy