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Halitosis

MedGen UID:
42326
Concept ID:
C0018520
Sign or Symptom
Synonym: Halitoses
SNOMED CT: Smelly breath (79879001); Bad breath - halitosis (79879001); Breath smells offensive (79879001); Foul breath (79879001); Bad breath (79879001); Fetor oris (79879001); Fetor ex ore (79879001); Stomatodysodia (79879001); Breath smells unpleasant (79879001)
 
HPO: HP:0100812

Definition

Noticeably unpleasant odors exhaled in breathing. [from HPO]

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Conditions with this feature

Hepatic methionine adenosyltransferase deficiency
MedGen UID:
75700
Concept ID:
C0268621
Disease or Syndrome
Methionine adenosyltransferase deficiency is an inborn error of metabolism resulting in isolated hypermethioninemia. Most patients have no clinical abnormalities, although some with the autosomal recessive form have have neurologic abnormalities (Mudd et al., 2003; Kim et al., 2016).
Extraoral halitosis due to methanethiol oxidase deficiency
MedGen UID:
1648340
Concept ID:
C4748387
Disease or Syndrome
Extraoral halitosis due to methanethiol oxidase deficiency (EHMTO) is a malodor syndrome resulting from an inborn error of metabolism. Breath odor is cabbage-like and results from high levels of methanethiol and dimethylsulfide in breath. Elevated urinary excretion of dimethylsulfone (DMSO2) is diagnostic (Pol et al., 2018).

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PubMed

Daly BJ, Sharif MO, Jones K, Worthington HV, Beattie A
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Sep 26;9(9):CD006968. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006968.pub3. PMID: 36156769Free PMC Article
Santonocito S, Polizzi A
Front Biosci (Elite Ed) 2022 Jul 27;14(3):19. doi: 10.31083/j.fbe1403019. PMID: 36137992
Cury JA, Tenuta LM
Braz Oral Res 2014;28 Spec No:1-7. Epub 2014 Jan 24 doi: 10.1590/S1806-83242014.50000001. PMID: 24554097

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ford PJ, Rich AM
Addiction 2021 Dec;116(12):3531-3540. Epub 2021 Apr 25 doi: 10.1111/add.15513. PMID: 33822437
Randall DA
J Am Board Fam Med 2020 Nov-Dec;33(6):1025-1030. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2020.06.200038. PMID: 33219085
Wu J, Cannon RD, Ji P, Farella M, Mei L
Aust Dent J 2020 Mar;65(1):4-11. Epub 2019 Nov 15 doi: 10.1111/adj.12725. PMID: 31610030
Kumbargere Nagraj S, Eachempati P, Uma E, Singh VP, Ismail NM, Varghese E
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019 Dec 11;12(12):CD012213. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012213.pub2. PMID: 31825092Free PMC Article
Scully Cbe C, Porter S
BMJ Clin Evid 2008 Jul 17;2008 PMID: 19445739Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Randall DA, Wilson Westmark NL, Neville BW
Am Fam Physician 2022 Apr 1;105(4):369-376. PMID: 35426641
Ortiz V, Filippi A
Monogr Oral Sci 2021;29:195-200. Epub 2020 Dec 21 doi: 10.1159/000510192. PMID: 33427224
Randall DA
J Am Board Fam Med 2020 Nov-Dec;33(6):1025-1030. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2020.06.200038. PMID: 33219085
Wu J, Cannon RD, Ji P, Farella M, Mei L
Aust Dent J 2020 Mar;65(1):4-11. Epub 2019 Nov 15 doi: 10.1111/adj.12725. PMID: 31610030
Hitz Lindenmüller I, Lambrecht JT
Curr Probl Dermatol 2011;40:107-115. Epub 2011 Feb 10 doi: 10.1159/000321060. PMID: 21325845

Therapy

Javed F
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2020 Dec;32:102006. Epub 2020 Sep 17 doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2020.102006. PMID: 32950729
Bustamante M, Oomah BD, Mosi-Roa Y, Rubilar M, Burgos-Díaz C
Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins 2020 Jun;12(2):325-334. doi: 10.1007/s12602-019-9521-4. PMID: 30729452
Kumbargere Nagraj S, Eachempati P, Uma E, Singh VP, Ismail NM, Varghese E
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019 Dec 11;12(12):CD012213. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012213.pub2. PMID: 31825092Free PMC Article
Suh Y, Patel S, Kaitlyn R, Gandhi J, Joshi G, Smith NL, Khan SA
Med Gas Res 2019 Jul-Sep;9(3):163-167. doi: 10.4103/2045-9912.266997. PMID: 31552882Free PMC Article
Porter SR
Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2011 Sep;14(5):463-8. doi: 10.1097/MCO.0b013e328348c054. PMID: 21673571

Prognosis

Ford PJ, Rich AM
Addiction 2021 Dec;116(12):3531-3540. Epub 2021 Apr 25 doi: 10.1111/add.15513. PMID: 33822437
Milanesi FC, Kauer B, Wagner TP, Daudt LD, Haas AN
Braz Oral Res 2016 Aug 22;30(1):e71. doi: 10.1590/1807-3107BOR-2016.vol30.0071. PMID: 27556677
Gurvits GE, Tan A
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Aug 21;20(31):10845-50. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i31.10845. PMID: 25152586Free PMC Article
Scully Cbe C, Porter S
BMJ Clin Evid 2008 Jul 17;2008 PMID: 19445739Free PMC Article
Darrow DH, Siemens C
Laryngoscope 2002 Aug;112(8 Pt 2 Suppl 100):6-10. doi: 10.1002/lary.5541121404. PMID: 12172229

Clinical prediction guides

Randall DA, Wilson Westmark NL, Neville BW
Am Fam Physician 2022 Apr 1;105(4):369-376. PMID: 35426641
Schertel Cassiano L, Abdullahi F, Leite FRM, López R, Peres MA, Nascimento GG
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Kumbargere Nagraj S, Eachempati P, Uma E, Singh VP, Ismail NM, Varghese E
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019 Dec 11;12(12):CD012213. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012213.pub2. PMID: 31825092Free PMC Article
Gurvits GE, Tan A
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Aug 21;20(31):10845-50. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i31.10845. PMID: 25152586Free PMC Article
Scully Cbe C, Porter S
BMJ Clin Evid 2008 Jul 17;2008 PMID: 19445739Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Daly BJ, Sharif MO, Jones K, Worthington HV, Beattie A
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Sep 26;9(9):CD006968. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006968.pub3. PMID: 36156769Free PMC Article
Jepsen S, Gennai S, Hirschfeld J, Kalemaj Z, Buti J, Graziani F
J Clin Periodontol 2020 Jul;47 Suppl 22:352-374. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.13238. PMID: 31860125
Kumbargere Nagraj S, Eachempati P, Uma E, Singh VP, Ismail NM, Varghese E
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019 Dec 11;12(12):CD012213. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012213.pub2. PMID: 31825092Free PMC Article
Silva MF, Leite FRM, Ferreira LB, Pola NM, Scannapieco FA, Demarco FF, Nascimento GG
Clin Oral Investig 2018 Jan;22(1):47-55. Epub 2017 Jul 4 doi: 10.1007/s00784-017-2164-5. PMID: 28676903
Scully Cbe C, Porter S
BMJ Clin Evid 2008 Jul 17;2008 PMID: 19445739Free PMC Article

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