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  • Title: [Anosmia secondary to acute rhinitis: clinical signs and course in a series of 118 patients].
    Author: Faulcon P, Portier F, Biacabe B, Bonfils P.
    Journal: Ann Otolaryngol Chir Cervicofac; 1999 Dec; 116(6):351-7. PubMed ID: 10615526.
    Abstract:
    We report here a series of 118 patients (79% women) who developed dysomia after acute rhinitis. Mean age was 59 years. Mean follow-up after the initial rhinal episode was 36 months. The dominant olfactory disorder was anosmia (71% of the patients) and dysgeusia in 71%. The prognosis of anosmia was poor as it persisted in 50% of the patients. Six patients (5%) recovered normal olfaction after a delay of 11 months. Partial recovery was observed in 45% of the patients with a mean 14-month delay. Recovery of olfaction was thus observed within the first year. Parosmia was also frequent (59% of the patients). In two out of three cases, parosmia persisted. Improvement generally occurred during the first 18 months. These olfactory disorders have an impact on the patients' psychic equilibrim since a depressive syndrome was observed in 60% of the cases.
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