Rigid swelling of sublingual caruncle area due to the salivary gland duct obstruction by a sialolith

Sialolithiasis is the presence of calculus within the ductal system of a salivary gland. Among the diagnostic methods are inspection, palpation, checking the amount of saliva secreted and the identification of a sialolith. The authors present the case of a 37-year-old female patient with edema of th...

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Autores principales: Bernardes Filho, Fred, Martins, Gustavo, Alves, Andreia Oliveira, da Costa, José Ronaldo Vieira, Azulay, David Rubem, Azulay-Abulafia, Luna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4230670/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25387506
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20143179
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Sumario:Sialolithiasis is the presence of calculus within the ductal system of a salivary gland. Among the diagnostic methods are inspection, palpation, checking the amount of saliva secreted and the identification of a sialolith. The authors present the case of a 37-year-old female patient with edema of the submandibular area and a bulging sublingual caruncle due to a calculus that obstructed the salivary gland ostium.

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