Olfactory and gustatory disturbances caused by digitalism: A case report

Auris Nasus Larynx

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 465-469

  Ishimaru, Tadashi ^a   Yokogawa, Hideaki ^a  

^a Nanto General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Digoxin; Hypogeusia; Hyposmia; Visual disturbance

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); DIGOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIGITALIS INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGEUSIA; HYPOSMIA; OLFACTORY NERVE; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TASTE BUD; VISUAL DISORDER;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; DIGOXIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLFACTION DISORDERS; TASTE DISORDERS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 33749425957     PISSN: 03858146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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