Contact orofacial granulomatosis caused by delayed hypersensitivity to gold and mercury.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Orofacial granulomatosis, an entity with characteristic clinicopathologic features, is thought to be a reactive process. The authors describe orofacial granulomatosis associated with contact allergy to gold in dental crowns in one patient and a possible allergic contact reaction to mercury from dental fillings in another one. Thus allergic contact dermatitis to the metals gold and mercury should be considered as a possible etiologic agent of orofacial granulomatosis.
Medical subject headings
- Dermatitis, Allergic Contact
- Dermatitis, Contact
- Facial Dermatoses
- Gold Alloys
- Granuloma
- Mercury Compounds
- Mouth Diseases