PubMed ID (PMID): 19862397Pages 719-721, Language: EnglishSiqueira, Adriane S. / Santos, Cibelle C. O. / Cristino, Márcio R. / Silva, Denise C. / Pinheiro, Maria das Gracas R. / Pinheiro, Joao J. V.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.
Keywords: allergic reaction, cinnamic aldehyde, cinnamon, hypersensitivity, oral mucosa, oral mucositis
