Low-dose aripiprazole for refractory burning mouth syndrome
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Low-dose aripiprazole for refractory burning mouth syndrome
We report a case of refractory burning mouth syndrome (BMS) ameliorated with low dose of aripiprazole. The patient was a 66-year-old female who had suffered from chronic burning pain in her tongue for 13 months. No abnormality associated with the burning sensation was detected in the laboratory tests and the oral findings. Considering the clinical feature and the history together, we diagnosed ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1178-2021
DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s94426