Chronic pain and vitamin B12 deficiency, a challenging and important differential diagnosis. Case report
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The study’s objective was to present a case of diffuse chronic pain with 36 months of development, associated with recurrent oral aphthous ulcers and glossitis, highlighting the importance of the wide differential diagnosis and the possibility of vitamin B12 deficiency as a cause. CASE REPORT: Male patient, 39 years-old, white, reported diffuse pain predominantly in the cervical, thoracic, abdominal, thighs and left knee regions, besides the presence of frequent oral aphtae, lasting more than 5 days, multiple and painful, predominantly on the tongue, for 6 months. The condition was attributed to Behçet’s disease, but there was complete and permanent remission after treatment with vitamin B12. CONCLUSION: It’s important to insert vitamin B12 deficiency for differential diagnosis in chronic pain scenarios. |
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Chronic pain and vitamin B12 deficiency, a challenging and important differential diagnosis. Case reportBehçet diseaseChronic painGlossitisOral ulcerVitamin B12ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The study’s objective was to present a case of diffuse chronic pain with 36 months of development, associated with recurrent oral aphthous ulcers and glossitis, highlighting the importance of the wide differential diagnosis and the possibility of vitamin B12 deficiency as a cause. CASE REPORT: Male patient, 39 years-old, white, reported diffuse pain predominantly in the cervical, thoracic, abdominal, thighs and left knee regions, besides the presence of frequent oral aphtae, lasting more than 5 days, multiple and painful, predominantly on the tongue, for 6 months. The condition was attributed to Behçet’s disease, but there was complete and permanent remission after treatment with vitamin B12. CONCLUSION: It’s important to insert vitamin B12 deficiency for differential diagnosis in chronic pain scenarios.Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor2021-09-01info:eu-repo/semantics/reportinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2595-31922021000300291BrJP v.4 n.3 2021reponame:BrJP (Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor (SBED)instacron:SBED10.5935/2595-0118.20210051info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCarapinha,Carolina Lamha MachadoBonfante,Heloina Lamha MachadoBonfante,Herval Lacerdaeng2021-10-05T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S2595-31922021000300291Revistahttps://sbed.org.br/publicacoes-publicacoes-bjp/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpdkt@terra.com.br || dor@dor.org.br2595-31922595-0118opendoar:2021-10-05T00:00BrJP (Online) - Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor (SBED)false |
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Chronic pain and vitamin B12 deficiency, a challenging and important differential diagnosis. Case report |
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Chronic pain and vitamin B12 deficiency, a challenging and important differential diagnosis. Case report |
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Chronic pain and vitamin B12 deficiency, a challenging and important differential diagnosis. Case report Carapinha,Carolina Lamha Machado Behçet disease Chronic pain Glossitis Oral ulcer Vitamin B12 |
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Chronic pain and vitamin B12 deficiency, a challenging and important differential diagnosis. Case report |
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Chronic pain and vitamin B12 deficiency, a challenging and important differential diagnosis. Case report |
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Chronic pain and vitamin B12 deficiency, a challenging and important differential diagnosis. Case report |
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Chronic pain and vitamin B12 deficiency, a challenging and important differential diagnosis. Case report |
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Chronic pain and vitamin B12 deficiency, a challenging and important differential diagnosis. Case report |
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Carapinha,Carolina Lamha Machado |
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Carapinha,Carolina Lamha Machado Bonfante,Heloina Lamha Machado Bonfante,Herval Lacerda |
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Bonfante,Heloina Lamha Machado Bonfante,Herval Lacerda |
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Carapinha,Carolina Lamha Machado Bonfante,Heloina Lamha Machado Bonfante,Herval Lacerda |
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Behçet disease Chronic pain Glossitis Oral ulcer Vitamin B12 |
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Behçet disease Chronic pain Glossitis Oral ulcer Vitamin B12 |
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ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The study’s objective was to present a case of diffuse chronic pain with 36 months of development, associated with recurrent oral aphthous ulcers and glossitis, highlighting the importance of the wide differential diagnosis and the possibility of vitamin B12 deficiency as a cause. CASE REPORT: Male patient, 39 years-old, white, reported diffuse pain predominantly in the cervical, thoracic, abdominal, thighs and left knee regions, besides the presence of frequent oral aphtae, lasting more than 5 days, multiple and painful, predominantly on the tongue, for 6 months. The condition was attributed to Behçet’s disease, but there was complete and permanent remission after treatment with vitamin B12. CONCLUSION: It’s important to insert vitamin B12 deficiency for differential diagnosis in chronic pain scenarios. |
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