Terbinafine-associated taste disturbance with normal taste threshold scores.
The medical literature reveals numerous reports of transient taste disturbance associated with the use of oral terbinafine. A review of these reports, however, fails to confirm taste disturbances by formal taste testing. In this article, a case of long-standing taste dysfunction in a patient who exhibited normal formal taste thresholds is described.
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Laboratory of Podiatric Pathology, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Eighth at Race St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
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D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013651:Taste Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000077291:Terbinafine
D009281:Naphthalenes; D000077291:Terbinafine