Incomplete auriculotemporal nerve syndrome--mimicry of oral allergy syndrome

Eur J Dermatol. 2007 Mar-Apr;17(2):157-9. doi: 10.1684/ejd.2007.0131. Epub 2007 Mar 2.

Abstract

Pollen allergies are commonly symptomatic as seasonal rhinoconjunctivitis. The majority of patients with pollen allergies develop an oral allergy syndrome due to cross-reactive homologous allergens in plant foods. Symptoms may vary from minor local oropharyngeal sensations and swelling to life threatening angioedema and glottis edema. We present the case of a 6-year-old male with suspected oral allergy syndrome who was referred for allergological work up. However, an incomplete auriculotemporal nerve syndrome was diagnosed, mimicking oral allergy syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Allergens / adverse effects
  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Edema / diagnosis
  • Edema / etiology
  • Facial Dermatoses / diagnosis*
  • Facial Dermatoses / etiology
  • Food Hypersensitivity / diagnosis
  • Food Hypersensitivity / pathology
  • Fruit / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mastication
  • Pressure
  • Skin Tests
  • Sweating, Gustatory / diagnosis*
  • Sweating, Gustatory / etiology

Substances

  • Allergens