Burning mouth syndrome due to herpes simplex virus type 1.
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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.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- BMJ case reports
دوره 2015 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015