Case of ageusia from a variety of causes

We report a case of a 31-year-old woman with ageusia. Her ageusia was related to a variety of causes including an unbalanced diet, administration of the anti-epileptic drug, carbamazepine and psychological factors. Her taste function recovered after stopping the carbamazepine and treatment with live...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of laryngology and otology 1996-06, Vol.110 (6), p.598-601
Hauptverfasser:	Deguchi, K., Furuta, S., Imakiire, T., Ohyama, M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Ageusia Ageusia - etiology Ageusia - pathology Ageusia - psychology Anorexia Anorexia - complications Biological and medical sciences Carbamazepine Carbamazepine - adverse effects Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury Clinical Records Cranial nerves. Spinal roots. Peripheral nerves. Autonomic nervous system. Gustation. Olfaction Female Humans Liver Diseases - complications Liver extracts Medical sciences Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Neurology Stress, Psychological - complications Tongue - pathology Zinc
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a case of a 31-year-old woman with ageusia. Her ageusia was related to a variety of causes including an unbalanced diet, administration of the anti-epileptic drug, carbamazepine and psychological factors. Her taste function recovered after stopping the carbamazepine and treatment with liver extracts and zinc sulphate.
ISSN:	0022-2151 1748-5460
DOI:	10.1017/S002221510013436X