Burning-feet syndrome. Case due to malabsorption and responding to riboflavine.
A woman with the burning-feet syndrome was found on investigation to have malabsorption. The syndrome responded rapidly to intramuscular injections of 6 mg. of riboflavine daily. It is suggested that deficiency of this substance, due to malabsorption and aggravated by a defective diet and repeated pregnancies, was responsible for the syndrome in this case.
D000328:Adult; D004033:Diet Fads; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006941:Hyperesthesia; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010292:Paresthesia; D011247:Pregnancy; D012256:Riboflavin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012257:Riboflavin Deficiency / Q000209:etiology*
D012256:Riboflavin