Department of Food Chemistry, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Region East, Søndervang 4, 4100, Ringsted, Denmark.
J Med Toxicol. 2012 Sep;8(3):278-80. doi: 10.1007/s13181-012-0216-4.
During the last few years, thousands of cases of pine nut-related dysgeusia have been reported. The symptoms involved are predominantly related to taste disturbances such as a constant bitter or metallic taste. The taste disturbance has been reported to occur 1-2 days after ingestion of pine nuts from the species of Pinus armandii. This paper describes a small trial where six volunteers consumed six to eight pine nuts suspected to cause dysgeusia. Incubation periods, symptoms and their duration were recorded. The trial showed that all subjects had developed symptoms of pine nut-related dysgeusia. Four out of six subjects experienced the classical bitter and metallic taste 1-2 days after ingestion. Two subjects experienced minor symptoms such as dryness and a sensation of enlarged tonsils. After the disappearance of symptoms, laboratory tests determined the pine nuts to originate from the species of P. armandii. A follow-up conversation with the subjects after 1 year showed no recurrent symptoms.
在过去的几年中，已经报告了数千例与松子相关的味觉障碍病例。涉及的症状主要与味觉障碍有关，如持续的苦味或金属味。据报道，这种味觉障碍发生在食用松属华山松的松子后 1-2 天。本文描述了一项小型试验，其中六名志愿者食用了六到八颗疑似引起味觉障碍的松子。潜伏期、症状及其持续时间均有记录。试验表明，所有受试者均出现了与松子相关的味觉障碍症状。六名受试者中有四名在食用后 1-2 天出现了典型的苦味和金属味。两名受试者出现了轻微的症状，如口干和扁桃体肿大的感觉。症状消失后，实验室检测确定这些松子来源于华山松。在一年后与受试者进行的后续交谈显示没有复发症状。
