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Glossopharyngeal taste disorder

MedGen UID:
115952
•Concept ID:
C0234319
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Taste Disorder, Posterior Tongue
SNOMED CT: Glossopharyngeal taste disorder (66073004); Posterior tongue taste disorder (66073004)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Symptoms, complications and management of long COVID: a review.
Aiyegbusi OL, Hughes SE, Turner G, Rivera SC, McMullan C, Chandan JS, Haroon S, Price G, Davies EH, Nirantharakumar K, Sapey E, Calvert MJ; TLC Study Group
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Systematic review and meta-analysis of olfactory and gustatory dysfunction in COVID-19.
Liu N, Yang D, Zhang T, Sun J, Fu J, Li H
Int J Infect Dis 2022 Apr;117:155-161. Epub 2022 Feb 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.02.004. PMID: 35134561Free PMC Article
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Management of smell and taste problems.
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Diagnosis

Chemosensory Systems in COVID-19: Evolution of Scientific Research.
Veronese S, Sbarbati A
ACS Chem Neurosci 2021 Mar 3;12(5):813-824. Epub 2021 Feb 9 doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00788. PMID: 33559466Free PMC Article
Smell and taste disorders: warning signs for SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Costa KVTD, Carnaúba ATL
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Jul-Aug;86(4):393-394. Epub 2020 May 30 doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2020.05.003. PMID: 32563690Free PMC Article
Clinical features of covid-19.
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BMJ 2020 Apr 17;369:m1470. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m1470. PMID: 32303495
Assessing pathophysiology of cancer anorexia.
Laviano A, Koverech A, Seelaender M
Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2017 Sep;20(5):340-345. doi: 10.1097/MCO.0000000000000394. PMID: 28598896
Burning mouth syndrome.
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Adv Otorhinolaryngol 2006;63:278-287. doi: 10.1159/000093766. PMID: 16733345

Therapy

Systematic review and meta-analysis of olfactory and gustatory dysfunction in COVID-19.
Liu N, Yang D, Zhang T, Sun J, Fu J, Li H
Int J Infect Dis 2022 Apr;117:155-161. Epub 2022 Feb 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.02.004. PMID: 35134561Free PMC Article
This Month in AJP.
Am J Pathol 2021 Sep;191(9):1489. Epub 2021 Jul 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2021.07.001. PMID: 34274338Free PMC Article
Taste disorders.
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Zinc deficiency and taste disorders.
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Clinical physiology of taste and smell.
Schiffman SS, Gatlin CA
Annu Rev Nutr 1993;13:405-36. doi: 10.1146/annurev.nu.13.070193.002201. PMID: 8369152

Prognosis

COVID-19-Associated Chemosensory Loss Continues to Decline.
Reiter ER, Coelho DH, French E, Costanzo RM; N3C Consortium
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023 Nov;169(5):1386-1389. Epub 2023 May 26 doi: 10.1002/ohn.384. PMID: 37232470Free PMC Article
Chemosensory Systems in COVID-19: Evolution of Scientific Research.
Veronese S, Sbarbati A
ACS Chem Neurosci 2021 Mar 3;12(5):813-824. Epub 2021 Feb 9 doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00788. PMID: 33559466Free PMC Article
The clinical course of COVID in pregnancy.
Syeda S, Baptiste C, Breslin N, Gyamfi-Bannerman C, Miller R
Semin Perinatol 2020 Nov;44(7):151284. Epub 2020 Jul 21 doi: 10.1016/j.semperi.2020.151284. PMID: 32792262Free PMC Article
Persistent Smell Loss Following Undetectable SARS-CoV-2.
Yan CH, Prajapati DP, Ritter ML, DeConde AS
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020 Nov;163(5):923-925. Epub 2020 Jun 9 doi: 10.1177/0194599820934769. PMID: 32513065Free PMC Article
Assessing pathophysiology of cancer anorexia.
Laviano A, Koverech A, Seelaender M
Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2017 Sep;20(5):340-345. doi: 10.1097/MCO.0000000000000394. PMID: 28598896

Clinical prediction guides

COVID-19-Associated Chemosensory Loss Continues to Decline.
Reiter ER, Coelho DH, French E, Costanzo RM; N3C Consortium
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023 Nov;169(5):1386-1389. Epub 2023 May 26 doi: 10.1002/ohn.384. PMID: 37232470Free PMC Article
COVID-19, anosmia, and ageusia in atopic children.
Parisi GF, Brindisi G, Indolfi C, Diaferio L, Marchese G, Ghiglioni DG, Zicari AM, Miraglia Del Giudice M
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2022 Jan;33 Suppl 27(Suppl 27):99-101. doi: 10.1111/pai.13644. PMID: 35080301Free PMC Article
Olfactory and taste disorders in healthcare workers with COVID-19 infection.
Villarreal IM, Morato M, Martínez-RuizCoello M, Navarro A, Garcia-Chillerón R, Ruiz Á, de Almeida IV, Mazón L, Plaza G
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2021 Jun;278(6):2123-2127. Epub 2020 Jul 28 doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-06237-8. PMID: 32725271Free PMC Article
Crossmodal plasticity in sensory loss.
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Age-related oral changes.
Mckenna G, Burke FM
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Recent systematic reviews

Interventions for perceptual disorders following stroke.
Hazelton C, Thomson K, Todhunter-Brown A, Campbell P, Chung CS, Dorris L, Gillespie DC, Hunter SM, McGill K, Nicolson DJ, Williams LJ, Brady MC
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Long-COVID in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analyses.
Lopez-Leon S, Wegman-Ostrosky T, Ayuzo Del Valle NC, Perelman C, Sepulveda R, Rebolledo PA, Cuapio A, Villapol S
Sci Rep 2022 Jun 23;12(1):9950. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-13495-5. PMID: 35739136Free PMC Article
Sensory processing and eating behaviours in autism: A systematic review.
Nimbley E, Golds L, Sharpe H, Gillespie-Smith K, Duffy F
Eur Eat Disord Rev 2022 Sep;30(5):538-559. Epub 2022 Jun 23 doi: 10.1002/erv.2920. PMID: 35737818Free PMC Article
Microscopic versus endoscopic stapes surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Hajiioannou J, Gkrinia E, Tzimkas-Dakis K, Palla E, Brotis A, Korais C, Saratziotis A, Lachanas V, Skoulakis C
J Laryngol Otol 2022 Nov;136(11):1014-1022. Epub 2022 Jan 11 doi: 10.1017/S0022215121004436. PMID: 35012693
Iatrogenic injury of the chorda tympani: a systematic review.
McManus LJ, Stringer MD, Dawes PJ
J Laryngol Otol 2012 Jan;126(1):8-14. Epub 2011 Aug 26 doi: 10.1017/S0022215111002039. PMID: 21867582

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