ULCERATIVE STOMATITIS CAUSED BY ENDOGENOUS PROGESTERONE
Authors: H BERGER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Case Reports1 January 1955ULCERATIVE STOMATITIS CAUSED BY ENDOGENOUS PROGESTERONEHERBERT BERGER, M.D., F.A.C.P.HERBERT BERGER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-42-1-205 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThis report concerns an instance of severe ulcerative stomatitis which appeared six days prior to each of 18 consecutive menstrual cycles. The condition was relieved temporarily by suppression of the menstrual period with large doses of estrogen prior to ovulation. The patient was permanently relieved by desensitization to progesterone after skin tests demonstrated that this material was allergenic.CASE REPORTThe patient, a 21 year old white female, first came to the Clinic on January 4, 1952, complaining of a sore mouth so severely painful that she had been unable to eat for a week prior to each of her...Bibliography1. ZondekBromberg BYM: Endocrine allergy—allergie sensitivity to endogenous hormones, J. Allergy 16: 1, 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. UrbackGottlieb EPM: Corpus luteum sensitivity, in Allergy, 1943, Grune & Stratton, New York, p. 999. Google Scholar3. ThornFiror GWWM: Desoxycorticosterone acetate therapy in Addison's disease, J. A. M. A. 114: 2517, 1940. Google Scholar4. Geber H: Einige Duten zur Pathologie der Urticaria Menstruationales, Dermat. Ztschr. 36: 143, 1921. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. Geber J: Desensitization in the treatment of menstrual intoxication and other allergic symptoms, Brit. J. Dermat. 51: 265, 1930. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. Riebel F: Allergic coryza at menstruation from ovarian hormone, Ann. Int. Med. 9: 91 (July) 1935. LinkGoogle Scholar7. Phillips EW: Clinical evidence of sensitivity to gonadotropin in allergic females, Ann. Int. Med. 30: 364, 1949. LinkGoogle Scholar8. Novak E: Personal communication. (Dr. Novak recalls seeing such a case in his own private practice 25 or 30 years ago. He lost sight of her shortly and does not know the outcome.) Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Tottenville, Staten Island, N. Y.*Received for publication March 20, 1954.From The Berger Clinic, Tottenville, Staten Island, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byOral stomatitis induced by endogenous progesterone: Case reportPerimenstrual Skin Eruptions, Autoimmune Progesterone Dermatitis, Autoimmune Estrogen DermatitisAutoimmune progesterone dermatitis and its manifestation as anaphylaxis: a case report and literature reviewAutoimmune progesterone dermatitis: treatment with oophorectomyAutoimmune progesterone dermatitis and stomatitisChronic urticaria associated with autoreactivity to progesteronePerimenstrual eruptionsAutoimmune progesterone dermatitisAutoimmune progesterone dermatitis: absence of contact sensitivity to glucocorticoids, oestrogen and 17-α-OH-progesteroneCorticosteroid or steroid allergy?Pathophysiology and Treatment of Premenstrual SyndromeAbsence of antibodies to ethinyl estradiol in users of oral contraceptive steroids**Supported in part by Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation, Raritan, New Jersey, Parke-Davis, Morris Plains, New Jersey, Searle Pharmaceuticals, Chicago, Illinois, Syntex Laboratories, Inc., Palo Alto, California, Wyeth Laboratories, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.Premenstrual syndromeAutoimmune Diseases of the Skin and Skin Disorders with Diverse Immuno-Pathological AbnormalitiesSonstige Wirkungen von GestagenenAntagonism of Aldosterone by ProgesteroneHormone 1 January 1955Volume 42, Issue 1Page: 205-208KeywordsAllergensEstrogensMenstrual cycleMouthOvulationProgesteroneSkin tests ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1955 PDF downloadLoading ...