A form of stomatitis induced by excessive peppermint consumption.
This paper reports on a form of stomatitis and glossitis associated with extremely prominent circumvalate papillae in two patients who consumed excessive amounts of mint-flavoured sweets.
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Oncology, Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
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D000368:Aged; D002182:Candy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology; D005928:Glossitis / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000209:etiology*; D036142:Mentha piperita; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000009:adverse effects; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000139:chemically induced*
D010938:Plant Oils; C015424:peppermint oil