Korean J Pain.
2006 Dec;19(2):275-277. 10.3344/kjp.2006.19.2.275.
Glossodynia as an Unusual Manifestation of Vitamin B12 Deficiency: A case report
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Korea. woochmd@lycos.co.kr
- 2Department of Neurology, Seoul Medical Center, Korea.
- 3Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Medical Center, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2073946
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3344/kjp.2006.19.2.275
Abstract
- A 58-year old male patient, with a history of gastrectomy, came to our department for recently aggravated glossodynia. A delicate physical examination revealed gait ataxia and a positive Rhomberg test. He was diagnosed as having vitamin B12 deficiency using a combination of the laboratory results, such as macrocytic anemia. It was thought that the tongue pain might have been a main clinical manifestation of vitamin B12 deficiency.
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