Glossodynia as an Unusual Manifestation of Vitamin B12 Deficiency: A case report.
10.3344/kjp.2006.19.2.275
- Author:
Jung Hun LEE
1
;
Il Man JEONG
;
Won Goo SEO
;
Chul Ho WOO
;
Jong Seok BAE
;
Sung Ha MUN
;
In Suk KWAK
;
Kwang Min KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Korea. woochmd@lycos.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
glossodynia;
vitamin B12 deficiency
- MeSH:
Anemia, Macrocytic;
Gait Ataxia;
Gastrectomy;
Glossalgia*;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Physical Examination;
Tongue;
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency*;
Vitamin B 12*;
Vitamins*
- From:The Korean Journal of Pain
2006;19(2):275-277
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
