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Glossodynia as an Unusual Manifestation of Vitamin B12 Deficiency -A case report-  

Lee, Jung Hun (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University)
Jeong, Il Man (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University)
Seo, Won Goo (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University)
Woo, Chul Ho (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University)
Bae, Jong Seok (Department of Neurology, Seoul Medical Center)
Mun, Sung Ha (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Medical Center, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University)
Kwak, In Suk (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University)
Kim, Kwang Min (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University)
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The Korean Journal of Pain / v.19, no.2, 2006 , pp. 275-277 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
glossodynia; vitamin B12 deficiency;
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