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Anadolu Psikiyatri Derg. 2016; 17(Supplement 3): 31-34


Olfactory reference syndrome: A case report

Hüseyin Bulut.

Abstract
Olfactory reference syndrome (ORS ) is a delusional disorder of somatic type of characterized by persistent wrong belief that the person has bad odor originating from his/her body . Patients with ORS feel responsible for themselves for the bad odor and shame. Patients often withdraw from the society, they restrict their social and occupational communication. In this report we present a case with a delusion related to bad odor of his body and secondary depressive symptoms who presented significant improvement with the combination of escitalopram and olanzapine.

Key words: olfactory reference syndrome, delusion, olanzapine



Olfaktör referans sendromu: Olgu sunumu

Özet
Olfaktör referans sendromu (ORS), kişinin vücudundan kötü koku yaydığı yanlış ve ısrarlı inancı ile seyreden somatik tipte sanrısal bir bozukluktur. ORS olan hastalar, kokudan kendilerini sorumlu hisseder ve büyük utanç yaşarlar. Hastalar sıklıkla toplum içine çıkmaz, sosyal ve mesleki iletişimlerini kısıtlarlar. Bu makalede, vücudunun kötü koku yaydığı sanrısı ve bunun sebep olduğu depresyon belirtileri olan, essitalopram ve olanzapin kombinasyonu ile belirgin düzelme gösteren bir olgu sunulmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler: olfaktör referans sendromu, sanrı, olanzapin


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