Ojo con las deficiencias en vitaminas en el síndrome de boca quemada.

For Burning Mouth: Vitamin & Mineral Screenings

Int J Dermatol; ePub 2017 Apr 23; Morr Verenzuela, et al

May 3, 2017

In patients with symptoms of burning mouth syndrome (BMS), a disorder characterized by chronic mouth pain in the absence of objective clinical abnormalities, it is reasonable to screen for fasting blood glucose, vitamin D (D2 and D3), vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B1, and thyrotropin (TSH), according to a recent study. Deficiencies of vitamin B12 and folic acid were rare (<1% abnormal), however. Researchers retrospectively reviewed the results of screening blood tests in patients with BMS (n=659) at the Mayo Clinic between January 2003 and December 2013. They found:

• Among total patients with BMS, the most common decreased values or deficiencies were vitamin D3 (15%), vitamin B2 (15%), vitamin B6 (5.7%), zinc (5.7%), vitamin B1 (5.3%), TSH (3.2%), vitamin B12 (0.8%), and folic acid (0.7%).
• Laboratory values for fasting blood glucose and TSH were increased in 23.7% and 5.2%, respectively.

Citation:

Morr Verenzuela CS, Davis MDP, Bruce AJ, Torgerson RR. Burning mouth syndrome: results of screening tests for vitamin and mineral deficiencies, thyroid hormone, and glucose levels—experience at Mayo Clinic over a decade. [Published online ahead of print April 23, 2017]. Int J Dermatol. doi:10.1111/ijd.13634.