Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nasal Obstruction/ URTI:
 • Septal Deviation
 • Allergic Rhinitis
 • Bacterial/ Viral Infection (Influenza)
Trauma:
 • Foreign Body
 • Nasal Surgery
 • Base of Skull Fracture
 • Nasal Fracture
Endocrine / Metabolic:
 • Alcoholism
 • Diabetes Mellitus
 • Adrenal Hypofunction
 • Adrenal Hyperfunction
 • Vitamin B12 Deficiency
 • Zinc Deficiency
 • Malnutrition
Neoplastic:
 • Nasal Polyps
 • Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
Toxins and other Factors
 • Smoking
 • Drugs
 • Radiation
 • Toxin Exposure

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