Relationship between the severity of olfactory dysfunction and serum zinc levels.

Hirotaka Tanaka Eri MoriRumi SekineNagomi YonezawaMasayoshi TeiNobuyoshi Otori

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2023)

Our findings suggest that zinc deficiency may exacerbate the severity of olfactory dysfunction. Furthermore, idiopathic olfactory dysfunction may be partly caused by zinc deficiency.

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