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Burning pain

MedGen UID:
65867
•Concept ID:
C0234230
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Burning Pain; Burning Pains; Pain, Burning; Pains, Burning
SNOMED CT: Hot pain (36349006); Burning pain (36349006)

Definition

A sensation of intensely hot or searing discomfort. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBurning pain

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Erythromelalgia: A Review of Medical Management Options and Our Approach to Management.
Ma JE, Lee JUJ, Sartori-Valinotti JC, Rooke TW, Sandroni P, Davis MDP
Mayo Clin Proc 2023 Jan;98(1):136-149. Epub 2022 Dec 2 doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2022.08.005. PMID: 36470753
The role of diet and probiotics in prevention and treatment of bacterial vaginosis and vulvovaginal candidiasis in adolescent girls and non-pregnant women.
Mizgier M, Jarzabek-Bielecka G, Mruczyk K, Kedzia W
Ginekol Pol 2020;91(7):412-416. doi: 10.5603/GP.2020.0070. PMID: 32779162
Differential diagnosis of facial pain and guidelines for management.
Zakrzewska JM
Br J Anaesth 2013 Jul;111(1):95-104. doi: 10.1093/bja/aet125. PMID: 23794651

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Therapeutic effects of clonazepam in patients with burning mouth syndrome and various symptoms or psychological conditions.
Shin HI, Bang JI, Kim GJ, Kim MR, Sun DI, Kim SY
Sci Rep 2023 May 4;13(1):7257. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-33983-6. PMID: 37142613Free PMC Article
Role of thyroid hormones in burning mouth syndrome. Systematic review.
Egido-Moreno S, Valls-Roca-Umbert J, Perez-Sayans M, Blanco-Carrión A, Jane-Salas E, López-López J
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2023 Jan 1;28(1):e81-e86. doi: 10.4317/medoral.25596. PMID: 36173716Free PMC Article
Multicenter randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of frozen gloves for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.
Beijers AJM, Bonhof CS, Mols F, Ophorst J, de Vos-Geelen J, Jacobs EMG, van de Poll-Franse LV, Vreugdenhil G
Ann Oncol 2020 Jan;31(1):131-136. doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2019.09.006. PMID: 31912787
Ergotism: a change of persepective.
Ayarragaray JE
Ann Vasc Surg 2014 Jan;28(1):265-8. Epub 2013 Aug 28 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2013.02.005. PMID: 23992606
Erythropoietic protoporphyria.
Todd DJ
Br J Dermatol 1994 Dec;131(6):751-66. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1994.tb08577.x. PMID: 7857832

Diagnosis

Common Painful Foot and Ankle Conditions: A Review.
Cooper MT
JAMA 2023 Dec 19;330(23):2285-2294. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.23906. PMID: 38112812
Erythromelalgia: A Review of Medical Management Options and Our Approach to Management.
Ma JE, Lee JUJ, Sartori-Valinotti JC, Rooke TW, Sandroni P, Davis MDP
Mayo Clin Proc 2023 Jan;98(1):136-149. Epub 2022 Dec 2 doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2022.08.005. PMID: 36470753
Burning Mouth Syndrome.
Khawaja SN, Alaswaiti OF, Scrivani SJ
Dent Clin North Am 2023 Jan;67(1):49-60. Epub 2022 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2022.07.004. PMID: 36404080
Burning Mouth Syndrome.
Bender SD
Dent Clin North Am 2018 Oct;62(4):585-596. Epub 2018 Jul 27 doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2018.05.006. PMID: 30189984
Pleuritic Chest Pain: Sorting Through the Differential Diagnosis.
Reamy BV, Williams PM, Odom MR
Am Fam Physician 2017 Sep 1;96(5):306-312. PMID: 28925655

Therapy

Common Painful Foot and Ankle Conditions: A Review.
Cooper MT
JAMA 2023 Dec 19;330(23):2285-2294. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.23906. PMID: 38112812
Peripheral neuropathic pain.
Murphy D, Lester D, Clay Smither F, Balakhanlou E
NeuroRehabilitation 2020;47(3):265-283. doi: 10.3233/NRE-208002. PMID: 32986619
The role of diet and probiotics in prevention and treatment of bacterial vaginosis and vulvovaginal candidiasis in adolescent girls and non-pregnant women.
Mizgier M, Jarzabek-Bielecka G, Mruczyk K, Kedzia W
Ginekol Pol 2020;91(7):412-416. doi: 10.5603/GP.2020.0070. PMID: 32779162
Post-herpetic Neuralgia: a Review.
Hadley GR, Gayle JA, Ripoll J, Jones MR, Argoff CE, Kaye RJ, Kaye AD
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2016 Mar;20(3):17. doi: 10.1007/s11916-016-0548-x. PMID: 26879875
Burning mouth syndrome.
Nasri-Heir C
Alpha Omegan 2012 Winter;105(3-4):76-81. PMID: 23589947

Prognosis

Effects of low-level laser therapy on burning pain and quality of life in patients with burning mouth syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lu C, Yang C, Li X, Du G, Zhou X, Luo W, Du Q, Tang G
BMC Oral Health 2023 Oct 9;23(1):734. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-03441-w. PMID: 37814265Free PMC Article
Podoconiosis: Clinical spectrum and microscopic presentations.
Enbiale W, Böer-Auer A, Amare B, Verdonck K, Davey G, van Griensven J, de Vries HJC
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2022 May;16(5):e0010057. Epub 2022 May 23 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010057. PMID: 35604949Free PMC Article
Ergotism: a change of persepective.
Ayarragaray JE
Ann Vasc Surg 2014 Jan;28(1):265-8. Epub 2013 Aug 28 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2013.02.005. PMID: 23992606
Burning mouth syndrome.
Nasri-Heir C
Alpha Omegan 2012 Winter;105(3-4):76-81. PMID: 23589947
New concepts in vulvodynia.
Edwards L
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003 Sep;189(3 Suppl):S24-30. doi: 10.1067/s0002-9378(03)00790-7. PMID: 14532900

Clinical prediction guides

Common Painful Foot and Ankle Conditions: A Review.
Cooper MT
JAMA 2023 Dec 19;330(23):2285-2294. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.23906. PMID: 38112812
Therapeutic effects of clonazepam in patients with burning mouth syndrome and various symptoms or psychological conditions.
Shin HI, Bang JI, Kim GJ, Kim MR, Sun DI, Kim SY
Sci Rep 2023 May 4;13(1):7257. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-33983-6. PMID: 37142613Free PMC Article
Podoconiosis: Clinical spectrum and microscopic presentations.
Enbiale W, Böer-Auer A, Amare B, Verdonck K, Davey G, van Griensven J, de Vries HJC
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2022 May;16(5):e0010057. Epub 2022 May 23 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010057. PMID: 35604949Free PMC Article
Multicenter randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of frozen gloves for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.
Beijers AJM, Bonhof CS, Mols F, Ophorst J, de Vos-Geelen J, Jacobs EMG, van de Poll-Franse LV, Vreugdenhil G
Ann Oncol 2020 Jan;31(1):131-136. doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2019.09.006. PMID: 31912787
Ergotism: a change of persepective.
Ayarragaray JE
Ann Vasc Surg 2014 Jan;28(1):265-8. Epub 2013 Aug 28 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2013.02.005. PMID: 23992606

Recent systematic reviews

Effects of low-level laser therapy on burning pain and quality of life in patients with burning mouth syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lu C, Yang C, Li X, Du G, Zhou X, Luo W, Du Q, Tang G
BMC Oral Health 2023 Oct 9;23(1):734. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-03441-w. PMID: 37814265Free PMC Article
Effects of massage therapy on pain and anxiety intensity in patients with burns: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Miri S, Hosseini SJ, Ghorbani Vajargah P, Firooz M, Takasi P, Mollaei A, Ramezani S, Tolouei M, Emami Zeydi A, Osuji J, Farzan R, Karkhah S
Int Wound J 2023 Aug;20(6):2440-2458. Epub 2023 Jan 21 doi: 10.1111/iwj.14089. PMID: 36680488Free PMC Article
Role of thyroid hormones in burning mouth syndrome. Systematic review.
Egido-Moreno S, Valls-Roca-Umbert J, Perez-Sayans M, Blanco-Carrión A, Jane-Salas E, López-López J
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2023 Jan 1;28(1):e81-e86. doi: 10.4317/medoral.25596. PMID: 36173716Free PMC Article
Neuropathic Pain Associated with COVID-19: a Systematic Review of Case Reports.
Joshi D, Gyanpuri V, Pathak A, Chaurasia RN, Mishra VN, Kumar A, Singh VK, Dhiman NR
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2022 Aug;26(8):595-603. Epub 2022 Jun 22 doi: 10.1007/s11916-022-01065-3. PMID: 35731363Free PMC Article
Interventions for treating burning mouth syndrome.
McMillan R, Forssell H, Buchanan JA, Glenny AM, Weldon JC, Zakrzewska JM
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Nov 18;11(11):CD002779. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002779.pub3. PMID: 27855478Free PMC Article

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