No other relevant past medical history and medication history was reported. Psychosocial history revealed that the patient preferred only Ayurveda for all her medical problems and not allopathy due to a history of exfoliative dermatitis and Steven Johnson’s syndrome, followed by hospitalization on taking an analgesic during her childhood. In a few minutes, she developed an intraoral burning sensation with redness. Also, she rinsed with warm water thinking that the pain will wash off in the camphor liquid by the time she completed her chanting, as she believed that God would cure her problems and sins. The history of the presenting illness revealed that she developed tooth pain while chanting, and she immediately managed this at home by placing crushed camphor around the painful tooth region and on the roof of her mouth. Īn 87-year-old female presented with tooth pain and burning sensation around the tooth and on the roof of the mouth for one day causing discomfort during speech and mastication. ![]() We believe that this knowledge will help clinicians have more empathetic and compassionate communication with geriatric patients with appropriate counseling for those who injure themselves. The second is to highlight the effect of self-inflicted injury and finally to generate an awareness in clinicians on the possibility of camphor as a potent chemical in the causation of intraoral soft-tissue burns. To our knowledge, we report the first case of camphor-induced intraoral burn treated successfully with Curcumin. First is the rarity of reporting a camphor-induced burn in a geriatric female. The purpose of this report is three-fold. ![]() Camphor-induced intraoral burns are rarely reported in the English literature It is also been extensively investigated in various oral mucosal conditions like aphthous ulcers, oral lichen planus, oral submucous fibrosis, and other oral potentially malignant disorders. Studies show that Curcumin is as powerful as an antioxidant, and it downregulates the expression of interleukin (IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and other chemokines. “Curcumin” (diferuloylmethane) is the principal curcuminoid of the popular Indian spice “turmeric,” which is a member of the ginger family. ![]() It is also burnt as an offering to God in many religious communities. Ĭamphor is an easily available substance in many Indian households and is not a well-recognized, potentially fatal toxic compound. Camphor is a waxy, white, sublimating chemical derived from natural as well as synthetic sources and widely used in various communities worldwide for a number of medicinal, culinary, and religious reasons. ![]() Prolonged contact with the chemical agent can lead to epithelial necrosis and shedding. The clinical presentation of such lesions might differ according to the composition of the causative agent, its pH, concentration, the quantity applied, the manner and duration of tissue contact, the extent of penetration into tissue, and the mechanism of action. Intraoral soft tissue injuries occur due to physical, chemical, or thermal agents because of iatrogenic, accidental, or factitious traumas, which may present as ulcerations, burns, desquamation, and gingival recession.
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