Taste disturbance post-tonsillectomy improved with zinc supplementation

Objective: To discuss taste disturbance after tonsillectomy and the role of zinc therapy in the treatment of post-tonsillectomy dysgeusia. Methods: We herein report a rare presentation of dysgeusia after an uncomplicated tonsillectomy in an 11-year-old girl which improved post-operatively shortly af...

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Autores principales:	Tyler A. Janz, MD, Nishat A. Momin, MD, Kirav P. Patel, BS, Shiva P. Daram, MD, Wasyl Szeremeta, MD, Harold S. Pine, MD
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Tonsillectomy Taste disturbance Zinc therapy Otorhinolaryngology RF1-547
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:015ee7f560994333b7e4e0f4bb46d2622021-11-24T04:32:56ZTaste disturbance post-tonsillectomy improved with zinc supplementation2468-548810.1016/j.xocr.2021.100382https://doaj.org/article/015ee7f560994333b7e4e0f4bb46d2622021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468548821001235https://doaj.org/toc/2468-5488Objective: To discuss taste disturbance after tonsillectomy and the role of zinc therapy in the treatment of post-tonsillectomy dysgeusia. Methods: We herein report a rare presentation of dysgeusia after an uncomplicated tonsillectomy in an 11-year-old girl which improved post-operatively shortly after starting zinc supplementation. Results: Taste disturbances after tonsillectomy, although rare, may be attributable to multiple causes ranging from inadvertent glossopharyngeal nerve damage during surgery to zinc deficiency. Atypical anatomical distributions of dysgeusia after tonsillectomy prompted the consideration of zinc deficiency as a possible cause of the patient's post-tonsillectomy dysgeusia. Conclusion: When evaluating potential causes of dysgeusia after tonsillectomy, otolaryngologists must be mindful of zinc deficiency as a potential contributing factor.Tyler A. Janz, MDNishat A. Momin, MDKirav P. Patel, BSShiva P. Daram, MDWasyl Szeremeta, MDHarold S. Pine, MDElsevierarticleTonsillectomyTaste disturbanceZinc therapyOtorhinolaryngologyRF1-547ENOtolaryngology Case Reports, Vol 21, Iss , Pp 100382- (2021)
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topic	Tonsillectomy Taste disturbance Zinc therapy Otorhinolaryngology RF1-547
spellingShingle	Tonsillectomy Taste disturbance Zinc therapy Otorhinolaryngology RF1-547 Tyler A. Janz, MD Nishat A. Momin, MD Kirav P. Patel, BS Shiva P. Daram, MD Wasyl Szeremeta, MD Harold S. Pine, MD Taste disturbance post-tonsillectomy improved with zinc supplementation
description	Objective: To discuss taste disturbance after tonsillectomy and the role of zinc therapy in the treatment of post-tonsillectomy dysgeusia. Methods: We herein report a rare presentation of dysgeusia after an uncomplicated tonsillectomy in an 11-year-old girl which improved post-operatively shortly after starting zinc supplementation. Results: Taste disturbances after tonsillectomy, although rare, may be attributable to multiple causes ranging from inadvertent glossopharyngeal nerve damage during surgery to zinc deficiency. Atypical anatomical distributions of dysgeusia after tonsillectomy prompted the consideration of zinc deficiency as a possible cause of the patient's post-tonsillectomy dysgeusia. Conclusion: When evaluating potential causes of dysgeusia after tonsillectomy, otolaryngologists must be mindful of zinc deficiency as a potential contributing factor.
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author	Tyler A. Janz, MD Nishat A. Momin, MD Kirav P. Patel, BS Shiva P. Daram, MD Wasyl Szeremeta, MD Harold S. Pine, MD
author_facet	Tyler A. Janz, MD Nishat A. Momin, MD Kirav P. Patel, BS Shiva P. Daram, MD Wasyl Szeremeta, MD Harold S. Pine, MD
author_sort	Tyler A. Janz, MD
title	Taste disturbance post-tonsillectomy improved with zinc supplementation
title_short	Taste disturbance post-tonsillectomy improved with zinc supplementation
title_full	Taste disturbance post-tonsillectomy improved with zinc supplementation
title_fullStr	Taste disturbance post-tonsillectomy improved with zinc supplementation
title_full_unstemmed	Taste disturbance post-tonsillectomy improved with zinc supplementation
title_sort	taste disturbance post-tonsillectomy improved with zinc supplementation
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/015ee7f560994333b7e4e0f4bb46d262
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Taste disturbance post-tonsillectomy improved with zinc supplementation

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