title: Posttraumatic gustatory rhinorrhea.
abstract: We describe a case of gustatory rhinorrhea in which gustatory stimuli caused nasal obstruction and secretion simulating cerebrospinal rhinorrhea. This disorder was presumably caused by faulty regenerated parasympathetic nerve fibers reaching the nasal mucosa or, possibly, by a congenital condition. The characteristics of this disorder are compared with other autonomic disorders of the head and neck.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Elidan
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gay
mesh_terms: D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D004435:Eating; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000294:innervation / Q000378:metabolism; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology