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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/120643| Title: | Reversible dysgeusia attributed to azathioprine |
| Authors: | Ellul, Pierre Vella, Valerie Vassallo, Mario |
| Keywords: | Taste disorders Tongue -- Diseases Immunosuppressive agents Saltiness (Taste) |
| Issue Date: | 2007 |
| Publisher: | Wolters Kluwer Health |
| Citation: | Ellul, P., Vella, V., & Vassallo, M. (2007). Reversible dysgeusia attributed to azathioprine. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 102(3), 689. |
| Abstract: | TO THE EDITOR: We report the case of a patient in whom oral azathioprine induced reversible taste disturbance on two occasions. Azathioprine is an imidazole derivative of 6- mercaptopurine and is classified as an antiproliferative immunosuppressant. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/120643 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SMed |
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