[Clinical analysis of 28 patients with chronic rhino-sinusitis only characterized olfactory disorders]
Jian Wang1, Daofeng Ni, Jing Guan
1Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Peking Union Hospital,Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China.
Objective:
To analyses the clinical characteristics of 28 chronic rhino-sinusitis patients only characterized olfactory disorders.
Method:
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.
Result:
(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).
Conclusion:
(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.
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