Burning-feet syndrome. Case due to malabsorption and responding to riboflavine.
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A woman with the burning-feet syndrome was found on investigation to have malabsorption. The syndrome responded rapidly to intramuscular injections of 6 mg. of riboflavine daily. It is suggested that deficiency of this substance, due to malabsorption and aggravated by a defective diet and repeated pregnancies, was responsible for the syndrome in this case.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British medical journal
دوره 2 5702 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1970