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Clinical, nosological and therapeutic information from cases meeting proposed diagnostic criteria for the disorder was summarized and tabulated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291710001091_sec_a003\" sec-type=\"results\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 84 case reports (52 male\/32 female) were found. Age of onset was &lt;20 years in almost 60% of cases. Smell-related precipitating events were recorded in 42%. Most patients could not smell the smell or only did so intermittently. Authors of the reports expressed reservations about the delusional nature of the belief in slightly under half of the cases. 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