A decade-long sour-taste sensation successfully treated with a proton-pump inhibitor.
We report a case study of a 54-year-old Japanese woman who persistently suffered from a sour-taste sensation in her mouth for 10 years, and was treated with a proton-pump inhibitor (PPI). She found sour-tasting meals irritable, and after eating such meals the sour-taste sensation worsened. She also complained of eructation and regurgitation. Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy showed duodenal erosion, superficial gastritis, and erosive oesophagitis. After 2 weeks of PPI therapy (lansoprazole, 30 mg day(-1)) the sour taste subjectively decreased to 70%, and after 6 weeks the symptoms disappeared. In addition to increased sensitivity of the mouth, gastro-oesophageal reflux might have created her obstinate sour-taste sensations. It is suggested that in such cases PPI therapy should be attempted.
Mantani
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Department of Integrated Japanese Oriental Medicine, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.
Ito
K
K
Kogure
T
T
Hoshino
A
A
Kawada
E
E
Sakamoto
H
H
Fujita
K
K
Tamura
J
J
D053799:2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux; D006801:Humans; D064747:Lansoprazole; D008875:Middle Aged; D009853:Omeprazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors; D013651:Taste Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D053799:2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors; D064747:Lansoprazole; D009853:Omeprazole