title: Case of ageusia from a variety of causes.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Kagoshima University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Deguchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Furuta
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imakiire
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohyama
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D002220:Carbamazepine