Chemosensory Functions in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Their Association with Clinical Disease Activity.
Xingyu HanAyda-Ayleen OrdouieRenate SchmelzThomas HummelPublished in: Nutrients (2022)
IBD patients are more likely to present with hyposmia. Olfactory thresholds were mainly affected. They were significantly associated with clinical disease activity and BMI. As shown in a subgroup, treatment with TNF-α inhibitors appeared to improve olfactory function.
Keyphrases
- disease activity
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- ankylosing spondylitis
- patients with inflammatory bowel disease
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- body mass index
- prognostic factors
- randomized controlled trial
- physical activity
- combination therapy
- weight loss
- open label
- patient reported