chemosensory dysfunction
chemosensory dysfunction
A defect of smell and/or taste—complaints of loss of taste usually reflect a loss of smell.Aetiology
Head trauma, upper respiratory tract infection, chronic nasal and paranasal sinus disease; psychological depression and thyroid dysfunction are associated with CD; oestrogens ameliorate the CD seen in postmenopausal patients. A specific type of CD, the burning mouth syndrome, is associated with extreme weight loss.