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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pain. 2021 Oct 1;162(10):2548–2557. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002243

Table 5.

Symptom descriptions and their role in BMD diagnosis.

Symptom description Classification N=15 (%)
Burning Primary 15 (100)
Stinging Primary
Secondary
Not a symptom
Unsure		 6 (40)
8 (53)
1 (6)
0
Scalded Primary
Secondary
Not a symptom
Unsure		 5 (33)
6 (40)
3 (20)
1 (6)
Hot Primary
Secondary
Not a symptom
Unsure		 4 (27)
7 (47)
3 (20)
1 (6)
Tingling Primary
Secondary
Not a symptom
Unsure		 3 (20)
7 (47)
3 (20)
2 (13)
Throbbing Primary
Secondary
Not a symptom
Unsure		 1 (6)
3 (20)
11 (73)
0

A primary symptom was defined as sufficient by itself for the diagnosis of BMD. A secondary symptom was defined as may be present in BMD, but by itself is not sufficient for the diagnosis of BMD.