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Incomplete auriculotemporal nerve syndrome – mimicry of oral allergy syndrome
European Journal of Dermatology. Volume 17, Number 2, 157-9, March-April 2007, Clinical report
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Author(s) : Sybille Thoma-Uszynski, Vera Mahler
Summary : 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.
Keywords : pollen food allergy syndrome (oral allergy syndrome), auriculotemporal nerve syndrome, facial erythema

Incomplete auriculotemporal nerve syndrome – mimicry of oral allergy syndrome