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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry · 2015

A 39-year-old patient, who works in a printing house, complains of burning pain, metallic taste in the mouth and bad breath. Objectively: the skin is sallow in colour. The oral mucosa has black-and-blue spots. The gums are hyperemic and swollen. The edge of the gums has black-and-blue band. The palate is of yellow shade. Intoxication symptoms are observed. What is the most probable diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Melanosis
  2. Bismuthic stomatitis
  3. Mercurial stomatitis
  4. Addison’s disease
  5. Lead stomatitis
Correct answer

Lead stomatitis

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