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A 50-year-old man complains of gum discoloration, pain when eating spicy food, weakness, and irritability. He notes that periodically spots and vesicles appear on his skin. For a long time he has been working in the galvanic workshop of a factory. On examination the patient is pale, he has a gray-black border on his gums, and on his oral mucosa there are single erosions that are painful on palpation. What is the most likely provisional diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Necrotizing ulcerative stomatitis (Vincent stomatitis)
  2. Lead salt poisoning
  3. Erythema multiforme exudativum
  4. Acute leukemia
  5. Mercury salt poisoning
Correct answer

Lead salt poisoning

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