Allergic contact stomatitis to cinnamon in chewing gum mistaken as facial angioedema

Allergy. 2010 Feb;65(2):276-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02152.x. Epub 2009 Oct 5.

Authors

F Kind¹, K Scherer, A J Bircher

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.

PMID: 19804442
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02152.x

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Angioedema / diagnosis*
Asthma / complications
Chewing Gum / adverse effects*
Cinnamomum zeylanicum / adverse effects*
Cinnamomum zeylanicum / immunology
Conjunctivitis, Allergic / complications
Dermatitis, Contact / complications
Dermatitis, Contact / etiology*
Dermatitis, Contact / immunology
Diagnostic Errors
Face / pathology
Female
Flavoring Agents / adverse effects*
Humans
Rhinitis / complications
Stomatitis / complications
Stomatitis / etiology*
Stomatitis / immunology

Substances

Chewing Gum
Flavoring Agents