Intraoral contact mucositis induced by cinnamon-flavored chewing gum--a case report.
Contact mucositis is an inflammatory mucosal reaction caused by many agents. A case of a 53-year-old man with contact-type allergy in oral mucosa due to cinnamon chewing gum is presented. This condition should be considered in the differential diagnosis of nonspecific oral lesions.
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil.
Adriane S
AS
Siqueira
Cibelle C O
CC
Santos
Márcio R
MR
Cristino
Denise C
DC
Silva
Maria das Graças R
Md
Pinheiro
João J V
JJ
Pinheiro
D000171:Acrolein / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D002638:Chewing Gum / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002935:Cinnamomum zeylanicum; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004890:Erythema / Q000209:etiology; D005421:Flavoring Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000209:etiology*
D002638:Chewing Gum; D005421:Flavoring Agents; D000171:Acrolein; C012843:cinnamaldehyde