A case of anosmia and hypogeusia as a complication of propofol

doi:10.1007/s00540-018-2461-4

Case Reports

. 2018 Apr;32(2):293-296.

doi: 10.1007/s00540-018-2461-4. Epub 2018 Feb 23.

A case of anosmia and hypogeusia as a complication of propofol

Weijia Du¹, Zhendong Xu¹, Wenjing Wang², Zhiqiang Liu³

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¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 201204, China.
² Department of Radiology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 201204, China.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 201204, China. liuzhiqiang@51mch.com.

PMID: 29476257
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-018-2461-4

Case Reports

A case of anosmia and hypogeusia as a complication of propofol

Weijia Du et al. J Anesth. 2018 Apr.

. 2018 Apr;32(2):293-296.

doi: 10.1007/s00540-018-2461-4. Epub 2018 Feb 23.

Authors

Weijia Du¹, Zhendong Xu¹, Wenjing Wang², Zhiqiang Liu³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 201204, China.
² Department of Radiology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 201204, China.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 201204, China. liuzhiqiang@51mch.com.

PMID: 29476257
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-018-2461-4

Abstract

Anesthetics represent an uncommon cause of taste and smell disorders. We describe a case of anosmia and hypogeusia for 6 weeks after recovery from a uterine curettage operation in a 32-year-old woman. The case is unusual because propofol was the only anesthetic used during surgery and anesthesia. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed no abnormality. This case may highly suggest that propofol could induce smell and taste disorders.

Keywords: Anosmia; Hypogeusia; Propofol.

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