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Ageusia

MedGen UID:
473585
Concept ID:
C2364111
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Loss of Taste; Taste Loss
SNOMED CT: Gustatory anesthesia (36955009); Ageusia (36955009); Loss of taste (36955009); Absence of sense of taste (36955009)
 
HPO: HP:0041051

Definition

A rare condition that is characterized by a complete loss of taste function of the tongue. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Sampaio Rocha-Filho PA
Headache 2022 Jun;62(6):650-656. Epub 2022 May 11 doi: 10.1111/head.14319. PMID: 35545780Free PMC Article
Piotrowicz K, Gąsowski J, Michel JP, Veronese N
Aging Clin Exp Res 2021 Oct;33(10):2887-2898. Epub 2021 Jul 30 doi: 10.1007/s40520-021-01942-8. PMID: 34328636Free PMC Article
Irune E, Dwivedi RC, Nutting CM, Harrington KJ
Cancer Treat Rev 2014 Oct;40(9):1106-17. Epub 2014 Jul 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2014.06.011. PMID: 25064135

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Schiavetti I, Carmisciano L, Ponzano M, Cordioli C, Cocco E, Marfia GA, Inglese M, Filippi M, Radaelli M, Bergamaschi R, Immovilli P, Capobianco M, De Rossi N, Brichetto G, Scandellari C, Cavalla P, Pesci I, Confalonieri P, Perini P, Trojano M, Lanzillo R, Tedeschi G, Comi G, Battaglia MA, Patti F, Salvetti M, Sormani MP; MuSC-19 Study Group
Eur J Neurol 2022 Dec;29(12):3728-3736. Epub 2022 Sep 23 doi: 10.1111/ene.15554. PMID: 36086905Free PMC Article
Ballering AV, van Zon SKR, Olde Hartman TC, Rosmalen JGM; Lifelines Corona Research Initiative
Lancet 2022 Aug 6;400(10350):452-461. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01214-4. PMID: 35934007Free PMC Article
Lopez-Leon S, Wegman-Ostrosky T, Ayuzo Del Valle NC, Perelman C, Sepulveda R, Rebolledo PA, Cuapio A, Villapol S
Sci Rep 2022 Jun 23;12(1):9950. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-13495-5. PMID: 35739136Free PMC Article
McGarvey LP, Birring SS, Morice AH, Dicpinigaitis PV, Pavord ID, Schelfhout J, Nguyen AM, Li Q, Tzontcheva A, Iskold B, Green SA, Rosa C, Muccino DR, Smith JA; COUGH-1 and COUGH-2 Investigators
Lancet 2022 Mar 5;399(10328):909-923. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02348-5. PMID: 35248186
Nikolopoulou GB, Maltezou HC
Arch Med Res 2022 Jan;53(1):1-8. Epub 2021 Jul 6 doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2021.07.002. PMID: 34311990Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Mastrangelo A, Bonato M, Cinque P
Neurosci Lett 2021 Mar 23;748:135694. Epub 2021 Feb 15 doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2021.135694. PMID: 33600902Free PMC Article
Kevadiya BD, Machhi J, Herskovitz J, Oleynikov MD, Blomberg WR, Bajwa N, Soni D, Das S, Hasan M, Patel M, Senan AM, Gorantla S, McMillan J, Edagwa B, Eisenberg R, Gurumurthy CB, Reid SPM, Punyadeera C, Chang L, Gendelman HE
Nat Mater 2021 May;20(5):593-605. Epub 2021 Feb 15 doi: 10.1038/s41563-020-00906-z. PMID: 33589798Free PMC Article
Roy D, Ghosh R, Dubey S, Dubey MJ, Benito-León J, Kanti Ray B
Can J Neurol Sci 2021 Jan;48(1):9-24. Epub 2020 Aug 5 doi: 10.1017/cjn.2020.173. PMID: 32753076Free PMC Article
Aghagoli G, Gallo Marin B, Katchur NJ, Chaves-Sell F, Asaad WF, Murphy SA
Neurocrit Care 2021 Jun;34(3):1062-1071. doi: 10.1007/s12028-020-01049-4. PMID: 32661794Free PMC Article
Ellul MA, Benjamin L, Singh B, Lant S, Michael BD, Easton A, Kneen R, Defres S, Sejvar J, Solomon T
Lancet Neurol 2020 Sep;19(9):767-783. Epub 2020 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(20)30221-0. PMID: 32622375Free PMC Article

Therapy

Lopez-Leon S, Wegman-Ostrosky T, Ayuzo Del Valle NC, Perelman C, Sepulveda R, Rebolledo PA, Cuapio A, Villapol S
Sci Rep 2022 Jun 23;12(1):9950. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-13495-5. PMID: 35739136Free PMC Article
McGarvey LP, Birring SS, Morice AH, Dicpinigaitis PV, Pavord ID, Schelfhout J, Nguyen AM, Li Q, Tzontcheva A, Iskold B, Green SA, Rosa C, Muccino DR, Smith JA; COUGH-1 and COUGH-2 Investigators
Lancet 2022 Mar 5;399(10328):909-923. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02348-5. PMID: 35248186
Melo CAA, Guimarães HRG, Medeiros RCF, Souza GCA, Santos PBDD, Tôrres ACSP
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Jul-Aug;88(4):633-641. Epub 2021 May 14 doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2021.04.011. PMID: 34034978Free PMC Article
Chatzipavlidou V
Hell J Nucl Med 2020 Jan-Apr;23(1):2-3. doi: 10.1967/s002449912013. PMID: 32361714
Ta NH
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2019 Jan;101(1):35-39. Epub 2018 Oct 5 doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2018.0149. PMID: 30286644Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Nikolopoulou GB, Maltezou HC
Arch Med Res 2022 Jan;53(1):1-8. Epub 2021 Jul 6 doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2021.07.002. PMID: 34311990Free PMC Article
Piotrowicz K, Gąsowski J, Michel JP, Veronese N
Aging Clin Exp Res 2021 Oct;33(10):2887-2898. Epub 2021 Jul 30 doi: 10.1007/s40520-021-01942-8. PMID: 34328636Free PMC Article
Mastrangelo A, Bonato M, Cinque P
Neurosci Lett 2021 Mar 23;748:135694. Epub 2021 Feb 15 doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2021.135694. PMID: 33600902Free PMC Article
Ray PS
J Assoc Physicians India 2020 Dec;68(12):66-69. PMID: 33247646
Gavriatopoulou M, Korompoki E, Fotiou D, Ntanasis-Stathopoulos I, Psaltopoulou T, Kastritis E, Terpos E, Dimopoulos MA
Clin Exp Med 2020 Nov;20(4):493-506. Epub 2020 Jul 27 doi: 10.1007/s10238-020-00648-x. PMID: 32720223Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Ballering AV, van Zon SKR, Olde Hartman TC, Rosmalen JGM; Lifelines Corona Research Initiative
Lancet 2022 Aug 6;400(10350):452-461. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01214-4. PMID: 35934007Free PMC Article
Lopez-Leon S, Wegman-Ostrosky T, Ayuzo Del Valle NC, Perelman C, Sepulveda R, Rebolledo PA, Cuapio A, Villapol S
Sci Rep 2022 Jun 23;12(1):9950. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-13495-5. PMID: 35739136Free PMC Article
McGarvey LP, Birring SS, Morice AH, Dicpinigaitis PV, Pavord ID, Schelfhout J, Nguyen AM, Li Q, Tzontcheva A, Iskold B, Green SA, Rosa C, Muccino DR, Smith JA; COUGH-1 and COUGH-2 Investigators
Lancet 2022 Mar 5;399(10328):909-923. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02348-5. PMID: 35248186
Nikolopoulou GB, Maltezou HC
Arch Med Res 2022 Jan;53(1):1-8. Epub 2021 Jul 6 doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2021.07.002. PMID: 34311990Free PMC Article
Aghagoli G, Gallo Marin B, Katchur NJ, Chaves-Sell F, Asaad WF, Murphy SA
Neurocrit Care 2021 Jun;34(3):1062-1071. doi: 10.1007/s12028-020-01049-4. PMID: 32661794Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Arabzadeh Bahri R, Esmaeilpur Abianeh F, Peisepar M, Hadi R, Basti FA, Maleki S, Radkhah H
Ear Nose Throat J 2024 Jun;103(1_suppl):164S-170S. Epub 2024 Feb 27 doi: 10.1177/01455613241233098. PMID: 38411125
Yuan N, Lv ZH, Sun CR, Wen YY, Tao TY, Qian D, Tao FP, Yu JH
Front Public Health 2023;11:1112383. Epub 2023 Feb 16 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1112383. PMID: 36875356Free PMC Article
Lopez-Leon S, Wegman-Ostrosky T, Ayuzo Del Valle NC, Perelman C, Sepulveda R, Rebolledo PA, Cuapio A, Villapol S
Sci Rep 2022 Jun 23;12(1):9950. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-13495-5. PMID: 35739136Free PMC Article
Ganesh A, Reis IR, Varma M, Patry DG, Cooke LJ
Can J Neurol Sci 2022 Jul;49(4):514-531. Epub 2021 Jul 21 doi: 10.1017/cjn.2021.180. PMID: 34287109Free PMC Article
Passarelli PC, Lopez MA, Mastandrea Bonaviri GN, Garcia-Godoy F, D'Addona A
Am J Dent 2020 Jun;33(3):135-137. PMID: 32470238

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