01369nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001200080653001600092653001200108653002100120653002100141653001100162653001100173653001200184653000900196653001300205653002000218100001400238700001900252700001600271700001300287245006400300856004100364300001000405490000700415520059500422022001401017       1986                            d  c1986 Jun10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAgeusia10aClofazimine10aDapsone10aErythema Nodosum10aFacial Paralysis10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aRifampin10aTaste Disorders1 aRathi S S1 aChaturvedi V N1 aRaizada R M1 aJain S K00aElectrogustometry in Hansen's disease (study of 225 cases).  uhttp://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v54n2a04.pdf  a252-50 v543 a<p>An electrogustometric study of 225 cases of Hansen's disease revealed impairment of taste in 55.1% of the cases. It was related to the duration of the disease, and was seen in 74.6% of the cases of lepromatous leprosy, 49.3% of the cases of borderline leprosy, and 41.3% of tuberculoid leprosy cases. Only in lepromatous cases was complete ageusia seen (9.39% of cases). All of the cases having lesions in the oropharynx and those with facial nerve palsy revealed impairment of taste, but it was not related to the type of antileprosy drug used or to the development of ENL reaction.</p>  a0148-916X