Congenital anosmia

Congenital anosmia is well described in conjunction with various sexual and other developmental abnormalities and has been reported to run in families. Congenital anosmia occurring as an isolated defect in a single family member is extremely rare, and tends to present late. We describe a case of a f...

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Published inInternational journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 207 - 214
Main Authors Vowles, Richard H., Bleach, Nigel R., Rowe-Jones, Julian M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 20.08.1997
Subjects
Algorithms
Anosmia
Child, Preschool
Congenital
Familial
Female
Humans
Olfaction
Olfaction Disorders - congenital
Olfaction Disorders - diagnosis
Smell
Smell tests
Specific anosmia
Congenital
Smell tests
Familial
Olfaction
Specific anosmia
Anosmia
Smell
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Summary:Congenital anosmia is well described in conjunction with various sexual and other developmental abnormalities and has been reported to run in families. Congenital anosmia occurring as an isolated defect in a single family member is extremely rare, and tends to present late. We describe a case of a five year old girl with congenital anosmia and we outline the investigations which should be undertaken in such cases.
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ISSN:0165-5876
1872-8464
DOI:10.1016/S0165-5876(97)00075-X