Open AccessOlfactory Reference Syndrome (Halitophobia) With Oral Cenesthopathy Treated With Low-Dose Aripiprazole: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Miho Takenoshita,
Haruhiko Motomura,
Akira Toyofuku
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical neuropharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.486
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1537-162X
pISSN - 0362-5664
DOI - 10.1097/wnf.0000000000000476
Subject(s) - medicine , aripiprazole , anxiety , tongue , adverse effect , burning sensation , sensation , prodrome , pediatrics , anesthesia , psychiatry , surgery , psychology , psychosis , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , pathology , neuroscience
Olfactory reference syndrome (ORS) (halitophobia) is the excessive fear of having bad breath without clinical findings supporting the patient's complaints. In this case report, a low dose of aripiprazole (ARP) successfully improved oral cenesthopathy and then improved ORS.