Burning Mouth Syndrome and Vulvodynia Coexisting in the Same Patient: A Case Report

From Volume 29, Issue 2, March 2002 | Pages 75-76

Authors

Pallavi Gaitonde

BDS, FDS RCS(Edin.)

SHO in Oral Medicine, Department of Oral Medicine, Liverpool University Dental Hospital, Liverpool

Articles by Pallavi Gaitonde

J. Rostron

BDS, FDS RCS

Lecturer in Oral Medicine, Department of Oral Medicine, Liverpool University Dental Hospital, Liverpool

Articles by J. Rostron

L. Longman

BSc, BDS, FDS RCS (Edin.), PhD

Consultant/Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry, Department of Oral Medicine, Liverpool University Dental Hospital, Liverpool

Articles by L. Longman

E. A. Field

MDS, FDS RCS, DDSci

Consultant/Senior Lecturer in Oral Medicine, The Orofacial Pain Clinic, Department of Oral Medicine, Liverpool University Dental Hospital, Liverpool

Articles by E. A. Field

Abstract

The ‘dynias’ are a group of chronic focal pain syndromes with a predilection for the orocervical and urogenital regions. This is a case report of stomatodynia (burning mouth syndrome) and vulvodynia coexisting in a middle-aged woman. The dynias are an enigma in terms of aetiology, which is multifactorial, making clinical investigations difficult and often requiring liaison with other specialties.

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