A case of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome whose major complaint, taste disturbance, was improved by zinc therapy

Acta Oto-Laryngologica, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 546, 2002, Pages 154-158

  Yoshida, Shinya ^a   Tomita, Hiroshi ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Dysgeusia; Hypogeusia; Intestinal polyposis; Nail atrophy; Skin pigmentation

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRONKHITE CANADA SYNDROME; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; GASTROINTESTINAL POLYPOSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASTE DISORDER; AGED; CHORDA TYMPANI; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; INTESTINE POLYP; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; CASE REPORT; CHORDA TYMPANI NERVE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HUMAN; INTESTINAL POLYPS; MALE; TASTE DISORDERS; ZINC; HUMANS;

EID: 0035992743     PISSN: 03655237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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