Ciguatera neurotoxin poisoning mimicking burning mouth syndrome

Quintessence International

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 547-550

  Heir, Gary M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burning mouth syndrome; Ciguatera neurotoxin poisoning

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; NEUROTOXIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CIGUATERA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COLD SENSATION; CRANIAL NERVE; DYSESTHESIA; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; MYALGIA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT; RASH; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM; TASTE DISORDER;

ADULT; BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; CIGUATERA POISONING; CIGUATOXINS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; HYPESTHESIA; MOUTH DISEASES;

EID: 20544471326     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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