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Gustatory dysfunction after mandibular zoster

Heymans, Frédéric ; Lacroix, Jean-Silvain ; Terzic, Andrej ; Landis, Basile

In: Neurological Sciences, 2011, vol. 32, no. 3, p. 461-464

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    Titre
    • Gustatory dysfunction after mandibular zoster
    Auteur
    • Heymans, Frédéric. Rhinology-Olfactology Unit, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Geneva Neuroscience Center, University of Geneva Medical School, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Lacroix, Jean-Silvain. Rhinology-Olfactology Unit, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Geneva Neuroscience Center, University of Geneva Medical School, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Terzic, Andrej. Service of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Landis, Basile. Rhinology-Olfactology Unit, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Geneva Neuroscience Center, University of Geneva Medical School, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:322180
    Summary
    Varicella zoster, limited to the mandibular nerve, is rare. Classical symptoms are pain, hypesthesia and vesicular eruption restricted to the third trigeminal segment (V3). Little is known on taste affection after mandibular nerve zoster. We report two cases of patients suffering from mandibular zoster associated with subjective taste disorder. In both cases, gustatory measures confirmed ipsilateral hemiageusia of the anterior two-thirds of the tongue. After 2months, the symptoms regressed and psychophysical measures came back to normal values, whereas post-zoster neuralgia lasted for more than 1year. Gustatory dysfunction is a possible symptom after mandibular nerve zoster. In contrast to post-zoster neuralgia, taste function seems to recover quickly