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ABSTRACT
Contact hypersensitivity reaction is caused by a delayed type of hypersensitivity reaction to the topical antigen. On skin it
is referred as dermatitis venenata and in the oral mucosa as stomatitis veneneta. Oral mucosa is less sensitive to this
as saliva dilutes many of these antigens.
KEY WORDS: Oral mucosa, stomatitis medicamentosa, stomatitis venenata
INTRODUCTION
Allergic contact stomatitis or stomatitis venenata is the
reaction in the oral cavity due to food addictives, chewing
gum, mouthwashes, gloves, etc. It is a contact allergy where
the lesion occurs on the skin or mucous membrane at a
localized area after repeated contact with a causative agent.[1]
CASE REPORT
A 19yearold male patient visited the outpatient department
of Jaipur Dental College with a chief complains of dirty
teeth since 1year. Medical, dental, and family history
were nonsignificant. On personal history patient gave
the history of gutka chewing 1 packet/day since 1year,
cigarette smoking 5/day since 8months and alcohol once
in 15days since 1year. On general physical examination
patient was well built and nourished and was conscious,
cooperative, well oriented with time, a place with vital
signs within normal limit. On intraoral examination, a
greyish white patch was seen on the left buccal mucosa
extending from the mesial aspect of canine to the distal
half of first molar and from the lower buccal vestibule
to the occlusal line. Approximately, 2.5cm1cm in
size, irregular in shape, overlying mucosa appears to be
smooth and surrounding mucosa was erythematous. On
palpation inspectory findings were confirmed, the lesion
was nontender, and nonscrapable [Figure 1].
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DISCUSSION
Contact hypersensitivity reaction is caused by a delayed
type of hypersensitivity reaction to the topical antigen.
On skin, it is referred as dermatitis venenata and in the
oral mucosa as stomatitis veneneta. Oral mucosa is less
Address for Correspondence:
Dr.Prerna Pratik,
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Jaipur Dental College,
Dhand, Amer, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Email:drprernapratik@gmail.com
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DOI:
10.4103/2249-9725.174959
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Desai and Pratik: Stomatitis veneneta: A rarety
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