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CHAPTER 8 FURTHER CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS one case of parageusia, for example, all food, even Some of the patients belonging to the early part of sugar, tasted bitter and offensive, as in case 18, or the series were found to be troubled by disturbances as salt, as in cases 28 and 43. Parageusia was some- of the gustatory or olfactory senses. In addition, times selective, i. e. only certain substances tasted one patient, likewise belonging to the early part of different: many patients stopped drinking coffee the series, had fairly troublesome pruritus. In that patient liver function was also impaired, but there which they thought tasted bitter, one patient (No 2) was no jaundice (case 18). At history taking all of felt that sugar was very distasteful, and another (No 49) that sugar tasted sour. In 2 cases of paros- the subsequent patients were therefore questioned mia (Nos 7 and 52) everything smelt disgusting. concerning itching and disturbances of the senses Anosmia or parosmia forced 2 inveterate smokers of taste and smell. This chapter concerns an analy- to stop smoking (Nos 17 and 93). sis of the answers obtained and of some other cli- The disturbances of the senses of
Journal of Internal Medicine – Wiley
Published: Dec 12, 1972
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