01299nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653001600084653001100100653001100111653001200122653000900134653002400143653002300167653001600190653001000206653001200216100001900228700001400247700001600261700001300277245002600290300001000316490000700326050003200333520059400365022001400959       1985                            d  c1985 Oct-Dec10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAge Factors10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aOlfaction Disorders10aSensory Thresholds10aSex Factors10aSmell10aSmoking1 aChaturvedi V N1 aRathi S S1 aRaizada R M1 aJain S K00aOlfaction in leprosy.  a814-90 v57  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Olfactory test was carried out in 225 cases of Hansen's disease with 75 cases each of lepromatous leprosy (L.L.), borderline leprosy (B.L.) and tuberculoid leprosy (T). Impairment of olfaction was found in 94(41.7%) cases. It was seen in 69.33% cases of L.L., 33.33% cases of B.L. and 22.6% cases of T. Total anosmia was present in 5(6.61%) cases of L.L. only. Males were more affected than the females. Impairment of olfaction was related to the duration of the disease, severity of the nasal condition, and E.N.L. reaction. It was not related to the type of antileprosy drug used.</p>  a0254-9395