High prevalence of olfactory impairment among leprosy patients: A cross-sectional study.

• Main Authors: Rogério Nabor Kondo (Author), Milene Cripa Pizatto de Araújo (Author), Paulo Muller Ramos (Author), Hélio Amante Miot (Author), Marco Aurélio Fornazieri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>The effect of leprosy on the sense of smell is not yet fully established. Studies that have relied only on patients' perceptions may have under- or over-estimated the change in smell perception. A validated and psychophysical method is necessary to avoid these err...