Table 1 Detailed history and examination of 8 anosmia cases
From: Work-related olfactory disorder: a case series and review
Case No. | Sex | Age (yr) | Job | Potential occupational exposure | Length of exposure | Olfactory test | Imaging study | Smoking | Work-relatedness* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | M | 50 | High Frequency Heat Treatment Workers | Organic solvent | 11yrs | Olfactory identification test and olfactory threshold test | PNS series – non-specific | 5 pack years | High |
2 | M | 39 | Spray painting | Organic solvent | 4yrs, 3months | Olfactory identification test and olfactory threshold test | None | 15 pack years | High |
3 | M | 44 | Spray painting | Organic solvent | 17yrs | Olfactory identification test and olfactory threshold test | PNS CT - non-specific Brain MRI - non-specific | None | High |
4 | M | 44 | Ship engine cleaning | Organic solvent | 21yrs | Olfactory identification test and olfactory threshold test | PNS CT - chronic sinusitis MRI - frontal lobe encephalomalacia | 20 pack years | Low |
5 | M | 41 | Welder | Welding fumes | 13yrs, 2months | Olfactory identification test and olfactory threshold test | PNS CT - chronic sinusitis Brain MRI - non-specific | 22 pack years | Low |
6 | F | 47 | Spray adhesive labeling job | Volatile organic compounds | 11months | Olfactory identification test and olfactory threshold test | PNS CT - non-specific Sinus endoscopy- non-specific | None | Low |
7 | F | 50 | Automobile parts epoxy coating | Organic solvent | 2yrs, 9months | Olfactory identification test and olfactory threshold test | PNS CT- Mild, Left side nasal septal deviation Sinus endoscopy- non-specific | None | Low |
8 | F | 57 | Clean room cleaning | Organic compound (cyclohexanone) | 1yr, 2months | Olfactory identification test and olfactory threshold test | None | None | Low |