Contact orofacial granulomatosis caused by delayed hypersensitivity to gold and mercury.

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.

• Authors: Aneta Lazarov, Dvora Kidron, Zeev Tulchinsky, Benny Minkow
• Journal: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (J Am Acad Dermatol) Vol. 49 Issue 6 Pg. 1117-20 (Dec 2003) ISSN: 0190-9622 [Print] United States
• PMID: 14639396 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Gold Alloys
• Mercury Compounds
• Dental Amalgam

Topics

• Adult
• Aged
• Crowns
• Dental Amalgam (adverse effects)
• Dermatitis, Allergic Contact (etiology)
• Dermatitis, Contact (etiology)
• Facial Dermatoses (etiology)
• Female
• Gold Alloys (adverse effects)
• Granuloma (etiology)
• Humans
• Lip Diseases (etiology)
• Mercury Compounds (adverse effects)
• Mouth Diseases (etiology)