Retrospective study on the therapeutic efficacy of zinc acetate hydrate administration to patients with hypozincemia-induced dysgeusia

• Main Authors: Tomoaki Shintani (Author), Kouji Ohta (Author), Toshinori Ando (Author), Yasutaka Hayashido (Author), Souichi Yanamoto (Author), Mikihito Kajiya (Author), Hideki Shiba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Dysgeusia is a relatively early symptom of zinc deficiency, and zinc replacement is effective in treating dysgeusia. The administration of zinc acetate hydrate (ZAH) was approved in 2017 for patients with hypozincemia in Japan. This retrospective study was conducted to explore th...