A decade-long sour-taste sensation successfully treated with a proton-pump inhibitor
MANTANI, N. ; ITO, K. ; KOGURE, T. ; HOSHINO, A. ; KAWADA, E. ; SAKAMOTO, H. ; FUJITA, K. ; TAMURA, J.
Oxford, UK : Blackwell Science Ltd
Published 2005
Oxford, UK : Blackwell Science Ltd
Published 2005
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1365-2842
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Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
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Medicine
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summary 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.
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Electronic Resource
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