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 liver extracts and zinc sulphate.
Deguchi
K
K
Department of Otolaryngology, Kagoshima University, Japan.
Furuta
S
S
Imakiire
T
T
Ohyama
M
M
D000328:Adult; D000370:Ageusia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology; D000855:Anorexia / Q000150:complications*; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000009:adverse effects; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology
D002220:Carbamazepine