Post-tonsillectomy dysgeusia: A case report.
- Author:
Lawrence Y. Maliwat
1
;
Rosario R. Ricalde
2
,
3
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords: complications; taste disorders; lingual branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve
- MeSH: Tonsillectomy; dysgeusia
- From: Philippine Journal of Surgical Specialties 2021;76(2):87-91
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
- Abstract: The authors report a case of post-tonsillectomy dysgeusia and discuss the pathogenesis, diagnostics, as well as treatment options done in several reported cases. A 37-year-old man who was diagnosed with recurrent tonsillitis underwent bilateral palatine tonsillectomy, and on the second post-operative day, post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage ensued which required emergency hemostasis at the operating room. Intra-operative findings include active bleeding on the left tongue base, wherein hemostasis was achieved via electrodissection. After the procedure, patient noted a disturbance to taste that persisted for several months. Dysgeusia is an unusual complication of tonsillectomy, occurring in 0.3% to 9% of cases.
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