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Oral adverse events due to zinc deficiency after pancreaticoduodenectomy requiring continuous intravenous zinc supplementation: a case report and literature review.

Hironobu HataYojiro OtaKatsuhiko UesakaYutaka YamazakiTsubasa MurataChika MuraiKazuhito YoshikawaKenji ImamachiTakashi YurikusaYoshimasa Kitagawa
Published in: BMC oral health (2022)
Zinc deficiency after PD rarely occurs. The clinical oncologist community, including dentists responsible for the oral care of cancer patients, should be aware of the oral adverse events, such as dysgeusia, glossitis, and oral pain, associated with zinc deficiency after cancer surgery and that induced by chemotherapy or head and neck radiation therapy.
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