Parosmia and Dysgeusia after Intravenous Propofol?Based General Anesthesia: A Case Report
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Date
2022-03
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Wolters Kluwer – Medknow
Abstract
Various drugs, including anesthetic agents, can cause parosmia in the perioperative period. There are reported cases of patients with alterations of smell and taste due to local anesthetics, nerve damage, or as a side effect of general anesthesia. We present a case of a 58?year?old male who developed parosmia and dysgeusia in the postoperative period after radical nephrectomy and inferior vena cava thrombectomy. The anesthetics used were fentanyl and propofol for general anesthesia and ropivacaine for epidural analgesia. Clinical examination did not reveal any pathology
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Dysgeusia, effects of propofol, parosmia, postoperative olfactory disorder
Citation
Farzana Nayab, Tewari Prabat, Sureka Sanjoy, Dixit Aanchal. Parosmia and Dysgeusia after Intravenous Propofol?Based General Anesthesia: A Case Report. Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia. 2022 Mar; 25(1): 112-115