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Table 2 Oral symptoms and clinical findings in the patients with and without a history of gastrectomy

From: Oral manifestations in vitamin B12 deficiency patients with or without history of gastrectomy

No

Age (years)

Sex

Chief complaint

Symptom duration (months)

Dry mouth

Pain in other oral mucosal areas

Dysgeusia

ET

DT

AC

FT

Other findings

With a history of gastrectomy

1

68

F

Tongue pain

12

+

-

-

+

+

-

+

-

2

66

M

Tongue pain

1

-

+

-

+

+

-

+

erythema with erosion on the upper labial mucosa

3

59

F

Tongue pain

48

-

-

-

+

+

-

+

-

4

73

F

Tongue pain

14

+

-

-

+

+

-

+

-

5

53

M

Tongue pain

180

-

+

-

-

-

-

+

-

6

55

M

Tongue pain

60

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

whitish lesions with erythema and erosion on both buccal mucosa

7

51

F

Tongue pain

156

-

-

-

+

+

-

+

-

8

65

M

Tongue pain

12

+

-

-

+

+

-

-

-

9

57

F

Tongue pain

28

+

+

-

+

+

-

-

-

10

69

M

Tongue pain

54

+

+

-

+

+

+

+

-

11

73

F

Tongue pain

144

+

-

-

+

+

+

+

-

Without a history of gastrectomy

1

63

F

Tongue pain

84

+

-

+

+

+

-

+

-

2

67

F

Tongue pain

72

-

-

-

+

+

-

-

-

3

73

F

Tongue pain

24

-

-

-

+

+

-

+

-

4

85

M

Tongue pain

12

-

+

-

-

-

-

+

-

5

56

F

Tongue pain

16

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

80

F

Tongue pain

6

+

-

-

-

-

-

+

-

7

60

F

Tongue pain

96

-

+

-

+

+

-

+

erythema on both buccal mucosa

8

70

F

Tongue pain

18

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

57

M

Tongue pain

18

-

+

-

+

+

-

+

-

10

73

M

Tongue pain

60

-

+

+

+

+

+

+

-

11

52

M

Tongue pain

8

+

-

-

-

-

-

+

-

  1. ET, Erythema of the tongue; DT, Depapillation of the tongue; AC, Angular cheilitis; FT, Fissured tongue