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Impact of Obesity on the Structured Histopathology of Chronic Rhinosinusitis Patients

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Obesity is an established risk factor for asthma, which shares common inflammatory pathways with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). However, the link between obesity and CRS remains poorly understood. By identifying trends in the structured histopathology (SHP) of obese patients with CRS, we aim to better understand how changes in the ...
Daniel X. Ma, Sushanth Neerumalla, Ali Baird, Russell A. Whitehead, Peter Filip, Bobby A. Tajudeen, Pete S. Batra, Peter Papagiannopoulos   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Homozygous mutation in the prokineticin-receptor2 gene (Val274Asp) presenting as reversible Kallmann syndrome and persistent oligozoospermia: case report. [PDF]

, 2008
Prokineticin 2 (Prok2) or prokineticin-receptor2 (Prok-R2) gene mutations are associated with Kallmann syndrome (KS). We describe a new homozygous mutation of Prok-R2 gene in a man displaying KS with an apparent reversal of hypogonadism.
Asci R, Bellastella A, Bellastella G, De Bellis A, ELEFANTE, ANDREA, Esposito D, IOLASCON, ACHILLE, Maione L, Sinisi AA   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Work-related olfactory disorder: a case series and review

Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2018
Background The olfactory bulb is anatomically exposed and thus can be directly damaged by external stimulation. This can occur as an occupational injury owing to contact with organic solvents or other causes.
Soon Woo Park, Young Joong Kang, Huisu Eom, Hyun-Jin Cho, Jungho Ahn, Sang-Gil Lee   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of Anosmia & Ageusia in confirmed COVID-19 patients at teaching hospitals of District Bannu and Swat, Pakistan.

International Journal of Endorsing Health Science Research, 2021
Background: Recent evidence suggests olfactory and gustatory sensory deficits among Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. It is important to assess the occurrence of anosmia and ageusia among infected individuals as it may be the potential ...
Mohammad Iqbal, Sahibzada Fawad Khan, Sohail Khan, Wasim Ahmad   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Linkage between increased nociception and olfaction via a SCN9A haplotype [PDF]

, 2013
Background and Aims: Mutations reducing the function of Nav1.7 sodium channels entail diminished pain perception and olfactory acuity, suggesting a link between nociception and olfaction at ion channel level.
Doehring, Alexandra, Heimann, Dirk, Hummel, Thomas, Lötsch, Jörn, Oertel, Bruno Georg   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Patients recovering from COVID-19 who presented with anosmia during their acute episode have behavioral, functional, and structural brain alterations

Scientific Reports
Patients recovering from COVID-19 commonly exhibit cognitive and brain alterations, yet the specific neuropathological mechanisms and risk factors underlying these alterations remain elusive.
Leonie Kausel, A. Figueroa-Vargas, Francisco Zamorano, X. Stecher, Mauricio Aspé-Sánchez, Patricio Carvajal-Paredes, Víctor Márquez-Rodríguez, M. P. Martínez-Molina, Claudio Román, Patricio Soto-Fernández, Gabriela Valdebenito-Oyarzo, Carla Manterola, R. Uribe-San-Martin, Claudio Silva, Rodrigo Henríquez-Ch, F. Aboitiz, Rafael Polanía, Pamela Guevara, Paula Muñoz-Venturelli, P. Soto-Icaza, P. Billeke   +20 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Headache, anosmia, ageusia and other neurological symptoms in COVID-19: a cross-sectional study

The Journal of Headache and Pain, 2022
Background Neurological symptoms are frequent among patients with COVID-19. Little is known regarding the repercussions of neurological symptoms for patients and how these symptoms are related to one another.
P. S. Sampaio Rocha-Filho, Pedro Mota Albuquerque, L. A. S. D. Carvalho, Mylana Dandara Pereira Gama, J. E. Magalhães   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prodromal Lewy Body Symptoms and α‐Synuclein Seeding in Idiopathic Olfactory Dysfunction

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Early identification of pathological α‐synuclein deposition (αSynD) may improve understanding of Lewy body disorder (LBD) progression and enable timely disease‐modifying treatments. Objectives We investigated αSynD using a seed amplification assay and assessed prodromal LBD symptoms in individuals with idiopathic olfactory ...
Oskar Hoffmann McWilliam, Remarh Bsoul, Gunhild Waldemar, Steen Gregers Hasselbalch, Anja Hvid Simonsen, Marie Bruun, Laura Storm Næsborg Andersen, Christian von Buchwald, Kasper Aanæs, Christian K. Pedersen, Ida S.B. Andersen, Magne Bech, Clara Hageman Pinborg, Aušrinė Areškevičiūtė, Eva Løbner Lund, Kristian Steen Frederiksen   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Self-Assessment Web-Based App to Assess Trends of the COVID-19 Pandemic in France: Observational Study

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2021
BackgroundWe developed a self-assessment and participatory web-based triage app to assess the trends of the COVID-19 pandemic in France in March 2020.
Denis, Fabrice, Fontanet, Arnaud, Le Douarin, Yann-Mael, Le Goff, Florian, Jeanneau, Stephan, Lescure, François-Xavier   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pathogenesis and progression of anosmia and dysgeusia during the COVID-19 pandemic

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2022
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative agent of COVID-19 which was detected in late 2019 in Wuhan, China. As of September 2022, there have been over 612 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 with over 6.5 million
Hari N Krishnakumar, David A. Momtaz, Anusha Sherwani, Aum Mhapankar, Rishi Gonuguntla, Ariana Maleki, Adam A Abbas, Abdullah N Ghali, Ayham Al Afif   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source