title: From the aerospace medicine residents' teaching file.
abstract: A pilot presented with a 2-month history of dysgeusia following treatment for sinusitis. This was accompanied by a 30-lb weight loss due to the abnormal taste of most foods. An extensive evaluation failed to demonstrate a cause for the malady. The clinical course and diagnostic evaluation were consistent with a diagnosis of idiopathic dysgeusia. The clinical presentation, evaluation, and diagnosis of a pilot with dysgeusia are discussed.
authors.affiliation: USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Rudge
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004408:Dysgeusia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014481:United States