title: Burning mouth syndrome due to cadmium in a denture wearer.
abstract: We report the case of a female denture wearer who was referred to our service due to burning of the lips and tongue but with no visible oral lesions. Her biochemical data, complete blood cell count, sedimentation rate, thyroid and sex hormones were normal. Tongue culture was negative. Patch tests, performed with a panel of 20 potential denture allergens, gave positive results (+++) only to a 2% petrolatum cadmium sulfate, which was present in the denture. Removal of the denture led to the clearing up of oral symptoms in 3 days. In light of these findings, carrying out patch tests with the allergens related to denture materials should be considered in these cases.
authors.affiliation: School of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Policlinic G. Martino, University of Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Purello-D'Ambrosio
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gangemi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Minciullo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ricciardi
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Merendino
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000009:adverse effects; D002054:Burning Mouth Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000276:immunology; D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003778:Dentures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010328:Patch Tests; D013431:Sulfates / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D003764:Dental Materials; D013431:Sulfates; C037123:cadmium sulfate