| 1. | This is cause for an evaluation and management of their dysgeusia.
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| 2. | The exact mechanism of chemotherapy-induced dysgeusia is unknown.
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| 3. | Distortions in the taste buds may give rise to dysgeusia.
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| 4. | Different drugs could also be responsible for altering taste and resulting in dysgeusia.
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| 5. | A major cause of dysgeusia is chemotherapy for cancer.
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| 6. | Another primary cause of dysgeusia is zinc deficiency.
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| 7. | Common causes of dysgeusia include chemotherapy, asthma treatment with albuterol, and zinc deficiency.
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| 8. | Important side effects included anemia and dysgeusia ( distortion of the sense of taste ).
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| 9. | Examples of chemotherapy treatments that can lead to dysgeusia are cyclophosphamide, cisplatin, and etoposide.
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| 10. | Many of the causes for dysgeusia are not fully understood, making idiopathic dysgeusia very common.
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