Surgical glove starch granuloma.
A variety of foreign bodies are capable of eliciting a granulomatous tissue response. Surgical glove lubricant powder is one source of foreign bodies. The consequences of talc and starch contamination of tissues are frequently reported for tissue sites outside the oral region. This article describes the clinical and histologic features of an intraoral starch granuloma.
D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D005932:Gloves, Surgical; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D013213:Starch / Q000009:adverse effects*
D013213:Starch