Skin Symptoms That Appeared after Fixation with a Titanium Plate in a Jaw Deformity Patient Suffering from Palmoplantar Pustulosis: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT: Palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP) is a stubborn skin disease involving repeated aseptic small pustules on the palms and soles of the feet, which is triggered and exacerbated by metals and dental focal infections. There are few reports of an exacerbation of PPP symptoms after orthognathic surgery. The patient is a 40-year-old female who consulted an orthodontist at our hospital, complaining of a protruding maxilla and malocclusion. Under the diagnosis of skeletal prognathism, she underwent surgery for jaw deformity. Although no allergic symptoms were observed during the orthodontic treatment prior to surgery, postoperative scaling on the palms and soles of her feet worsened, and itching was observed on the skin, especially on the titanium plate used to secure the bone fragments. Under the diagn

SUBMITTER: Obayashi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10670456 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature