Atrophic glossitis from vitamin B12 deficiency: A case misdiagnosed as burning mouth disorder

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2090-2092

  Lehman, Julia S ^a   Bruce, Alison J ^b   Rogers III, Roy S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Burning mouth syndrome; Glossalgia; Glossitis; Pernicious; Vitamin B12 deficiency

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; MULTIVITAMIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIET THERAPY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GLOSSITIS; GLOSSODYNIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LONG TERM CARE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

AGED; ATROPHY; BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GLOSSALGIA; GLOSSITIS; HUMANS; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 33845729549     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2006.060169     Document Type: Article

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