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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

Acupuncture improves chemotherapy-induced neuropathy explored by neurophysiological and clinical outcomes - The randomized, controlled, cross-over ACUCIN trial.
Friedemann T, Kark E, Cao N, Klaßen M, Meyer-Hamme G, Greten JH, Rostock M, Buhlmann E, Zhao A, Schröder S
Phytomedicine 2022 Sep;104:154294. Epub 2022 Jun 26 doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154294. PMID: 35785559
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
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
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
Cyclosporine-induced erythromelalgia.
Caiza-Zambrano F, Galarza J, Benetti M, Gonzalez F, Landriscina P, Reisin R, León-Cejas L
Pract Neurol 2023 Aug;23(4):343-345. Epub 2023 Jun 30 doi: 10.1136/pn-2023-003770. PMID: 37391230
Acupuncture improves chemotherapy-induced neuropathy explored by neurophysiological and clinical outcomes - The randomized, controlled, cross-over ACUCIN trial.
Friedemann T, Kark E, Cao N, Klaßen M, Meyer-Hamme G, Greten JH, Rostock M, Buhlmann E, Zhao A, Schröder S
Phytomedicine 2022 Sep;104:154294. Epub 2022 Jun 26 doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154294. PMID: 35785559
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

Prognosis

Prevention and therapy of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: a review of recent findings.
Michalová Z, Székiová E, Blaško J, Vanický I
Neoplasma 2023 Feb;70(1):15-35. Epub 2022 Dec 28 doi: 10.4149/neo_2022_221007N992. PMID: 36573482
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
The potential of transdermal nitric oxide treatment for diabetic peripheral neuropathy and diabetic foot ulcers.
Walton DM, Minton SD, Cook AD
Diabetes Metab Syndr 2019 Sep-Oct;13(5):3053-3056. Epub 2018 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2018.07.003. PMID: 30030157
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
TRPV1 signaling: mechanistic understanding and therapeutic potential.
Xia R, Samad TA, Btesh J, Jiang LH, Kays I, Stjernborg L, Dekker N
Curr Top Med Chem 2011;11(17):2180-91. doi: 10.2174/156802611796904843. PMID: 21671876

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
Chronic Pain Syndromes: Chronic Neuropathic Pain.
Raymond TJ
FP Essent 2023 Oct;533:27-40. PMID: 37812531
Acupuncture improves chemotherapy-induced neuropathy explored by neurophysiological and clinical outcomes - The randomized, controlled, cross-over ACUCIN trial.
Friedemann T, Kark E, Cao N, Klaßen M, Meyer-Hamme G, Greten JH, Rostock M, Buhlmann E, Zhao A, Schröder S
Phytomedicine 2022 Sep;104:154294. Epub 2022 Jun 26 doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154294. PMID: 35785559
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
Causalgia: a meta-analysis of the literature.
Hassantash SA, Afrakhteh M, Maier RV
Arch Surg 2003 Nov;138(11):1226-31. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.138.11.1226. PMID: 14609871

Recent systematic reviews

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
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
Topical interventions for genital lichen sclerosus.
Chi CC, Kirtschig G, Baldo M, Brackenbury F, Lewis F, Wojnarowska F
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Dec 7;2011(12):CD008240. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008240.pub2. PMID: 22161424Free PMC Article
Interventions for the treatment of burning mouth syndrome.
Zakrzewska JM, Forssell H, Glenny AM
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005 Jan 25;(1):CD002779. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002779.pub2. PMID: 15674897
Interventions for the treatment of burning mouth syndrome.
Zakrzewska JM, Glenny AM, Forssell H
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2001;(3):CD002779. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002779. PMID: 11687027

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