Significant association of hematinic deficiencies and high blood homocysteine levels with burning mouth syndrome

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 319-325

  Lin, Hung Pin ^a,b   Wang, Yi Ping ^a,b   Chen, Hsin Ming ^b,c   Kuo, Ying Shiung ^d   Lang, Ming Jane ^d   Sun, Andy ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Burning mouth syndrome; Gastric parietal cell antibody; Hemoglobin; Homocysteine; Iron; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; IRON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PARESTHESIA; TASTE DISORDER; THRUSH; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOANTIBODIES; BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEMOGLOBINS; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARIETAL CELLS, GASTRIC; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84879180512     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2012.02.022     Document Type: Article

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