Lazarov Aneta, Kidron Dvora, Tulchinsky Zeev, Minkow Benny
Contact Dermatitis Clinic, Sapir Medical Center, Meir Hospital, Kfar Saba 44281, Israel.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2003 Dec;49(6):1117-20. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(03)02185-6.
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.
