Isolated congenital anosmia

Definition

A rare otorhinolaryngologic disease characterized by total or partial anosmia at birth. The anosmia is caused by a defect in the development of the olfactory bulbs or by replacement of the olfactory epithelium by respiratory epithelium. Isolated congenital anosmia is found in some parents of individuals with Kallman syndrome.

Disease data

Classification

Disease

ORPHA code

88620

OMIM code

107200

ICD10 code

Q07.8

ICD11 code

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