Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Allergic hemiglossitis as a unique case of food allergy: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Open Access Case report Allergic hemiglossitis as a unique case of food allergy a case report Omar Aziz and Csaba Dioszeghy Address Accident and Emergency Department Yeovil District Hospital Higher Kingston Yeovil Somerset BA21 4AT UK Email Omar Aziz - Csaba Corresponding author Published 6 March 2008 Received 23 September 2007 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2 71 doi 1752-1947-2-71 Accepted 6 March 2008 This article is available from http content 2 1 71 2008 Aziz and Dioszeghy licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction A unique case of topical food allergy is presented with unilateral swelling of the tongue with ulceration. Only one similar case has been reported in 1972. Case presentation 76 years old female patient presented at the Emergency Department with a unilateral painful swelling and ulcerations of the tongue after eating mint chocolate. However the swelling did not compromised the airways the presentation was rather frightening for the patient. The allergic reaction responded to the parenteral steroid and oral chlorphenamine treatment and the three month follow up only revealed minimal scar formations. Conclusion Unilateral hemiglossitis is a rare form of allergic reactions which is usually self-limiting with full recovery of which takes an unusually long time. Introduction Allergic reactions often cause swelling in the tongue which is usually more frightening than dangerous. Hypersensitivity to specific food or medications is believed to be the most common cause 1-3 . However the airway might become compromised and life-threatening .
