Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8430003 | Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation | 2018 | 26 Pages |
Abstract
Dysgeusia is a frequently occurring symptom after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) that has important long-term effects on physical, nutritional, and immunologic recovery, as well as on quality of life. Despite the relevance of this symptom, the study of dysgeusia in patients undergoing HCT has been limited, owing in part to its complexity. In this article, we review normal taste function and its clinical evaluation, discuss how dysgeusia uniquely affects patients undergoing HCT, and examine distinct, transplantation-related contributors to dysgeusia that may help elucidate strategies to ultimately reduce this symptom burden after transplantation.
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Authors
Michael Scordo, Gunjan L. Shah, Jonathan U. Peled, Elaina V. Preston, Marissa L. Buchan, Joel B. Epstein, Andrei Barasch, Sergio A. Giralt,