Cuestas Eduardo, Busso Raúl, Barcudi Silvina, Tapia Natalia
Servicio de Pediatría y Neonatología, Hospital Privado de Córdoba, Naciones Unidas 346, 5016, Córdoba, Argentina.
Medicina (B Aires). 2005;65(4):341-4.
The odor emitted by a patient may be one of the first major clues leading to an early diagnosis. Certain conditions produce a characteristic smell and several diseases are associated with a specific odor. We report an illustrative case and review olfactory physiology, the value of smell in physical examination, and finally discuss several illnesses associated with unusual odors.