| Literature DB >> 25833911 |
Maria A Nagel1, Alexander Choe1, Igor Traktinskiy1, Don Gilden2.
Abstract
Burning mouth syndrome is characterised by chronic orofacial burning pain. No dental or medical cause has been found. We present a case of burning mouth syndrome of 6 months duration in a healthy 65-year-old woman, which was associated with high copy numbers of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) DNA in the saliva. Her pain resolved completely after antiviral treatment with a corresponding absence of salivary HSV-1 DNA 4 weeks and 6 months later. 2015 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25833911 PMCID: PMC4401976 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2015-209488
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X