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.
Siqueira
Adriane S
AS
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil.
Santos
Cibelle C O
CC
Cristino
Márcio R
MR
Silva
Denise C
DC
Pinheiro
Maria das Graças R
Md
Pinheiro
João J V
JJ
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