Evaluation of olfactory function in Behcet's disease

Akyol L., Gunbey E., Karli R., Onem S., Özgen M., Sayarlioglu M.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, cilt.3, sa.4, ss.153-156, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 3 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2016.017
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.153-156
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Behcet's disease, olfactory function, Sniffin' Sticks test, NASAL MUCOSAL INVOLVEMENT, SMELL IDENTIFICATION TEST, LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS, MANIFESTATIONS, UNIVERSITY
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Behcet's disease (BD) is a chronic, relapsing type of vasculitis of unknown etiology and is characterized by oral and urogenital ulcers and ocular inflammation with cutaneous, musculoskeletal, vascular, and nervous system manifestations. Few cases involving the nasal mucosa have been reported in the literature, and the true prevalence of BD remains unknown. Neurological involvement associated with BD might play a more important role in causing olfactory dysfunction than mucosal involvement, but sufficient clinical data are not available on the effect of BD on olfaction in adults. We therefore evaluated the olfactory function of patients diagnosed with BD.