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I have a heightened sense of smell in my left nostril. before that i had a runny left nostril that just stopped a few weeks ago. what can this be?
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Skull base tumor: Benign tumors of skull base and coverings of brain called meningiomas can alter sense of smell and can cause spinal fluid leakage through nose. Mri eval would be useful.
Answered 4/19/2018
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