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KMID : 0390320070170020156
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Chungbuk Medical Journal
2007 Volume.17 No. 2 p.156 ~ p.163
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Intravenous Olfaction Test in Chrinic Paranasal Sinusitis with Anosmia
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Shim Woo-Sub
Yoo Seung-Do
Lee Seung-Soo
Oh Jae-Kwang
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Abstract
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Purpose: One of the most common cause of olfactory dysfunction is chronic sinusitus. The aim of this study was to evaluate the intravenous olfaction test(Alinamin® test) as a prognostic factor for olfactory improvement in chronic paranasal sinusitis.
Materials and Methods: We enrolled the 57 patients who underwent operative treatment for chronic sinusitis from February 2007 to August 2007 at Chungbuk National University Hospital. Patients were classified into 2 groups (normal, olfactory disturbance groups). KVSS Ⅱ test (Korean Version of Sniffin’ Sticks Ⅱ test) was used for the evaluation of olfactory function. We compared various prognostic factors, such as CT score, age, gender, and Alinamin® test between the 2 groups.
Results: The hyposmia patients were 27(47.4%) out of total 57 patients. The Alinamin® test was found to have consistency with KVSS Ⅱ test statistically. The latent time and duration time of Alinamin® test were found to have statistical significance on the prognosis of olfactory improvement. However, CT scores, Olfactory fissure score, age and gender had no influence on the prognosis
Conclusion: Alinamin® test is useful method to differentiate the type of olfactory dysfunction and can be a good prognostic factor for olfactory dysfunction in chronic paranasal sinusitis.
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KEYWORD
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Olfaction, Olfaction disorder, Sinusitis
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