SUBJECT: loss of  taste
MESSAGE: i  have  giant  cell arteritis.  on  steroids.  lost  taste  .  is  this  related  to  the  illness  (  was  it  ever  reported  in  GCA  ?  )  or  side  rx  to  prednisone.  i   wish  a  rheumatologist  at  NIH  responds

Summarized question: What causes loss of  taste and is it related to GCA or steroids?