title: Cacogeusia in amyloidosis associated with plasma cell dyscrasia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University Clinic of Antwerp, Department of E.N.T., Belgium.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Moor
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Van Marck
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peetermans
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Conraads
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Van de Heyning
mesh_terms: 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*