Cacogeusia in amyloidosis associated with plasma cell dyscrasia.
Cacogeusia, being the patients' main complaint, is reported as a new symptom of amyloidosis, probably caused by a peripheral sensory neuropathy. A case is presented of a patient with weight loss, dysphagia, macroglossia and taste disturbances, due to amyloidosis associated with a plasma cell dyscrasia. The importance of oral manifestations in amyloidosis is discussed.
De Moor
S
S
University Clinic of Antwerp, Department of E.N.T., Belgium.
Van Marck
E
E
Peetermans
J
J
Conraads
V
V
Van de Heyning
P H
PH
D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008260:Macroglossia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010265:Paraproteinemias / Q000150:complications*; D013651:Taste Disorders / Q000209:etiology*