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Olfactory hallucinations (phantosmia): what might their causes be?

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Olfactory hallucinations (phantosmia): what might their causes be?

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Ugly smell

Olfactory hallucinations are sometimes referred to as phantosmia. The problem is that the patient perceives smells that in reality... do not exist. While hallucinations are primarily associated with psychiatric disorders, in practice they can also be caused by entities belonging to distinctly different medical disciplines than psychiatry. So what could be the causes of phantosmia and when should this problem definitely raise concern?

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