Rigid swelling of sublingual caruncle area due to the salivary gland duct obstruction by a sialolith
oleh: Fred Bernardes Filho, Gustavo Martins, Andreia Oliveira Alves, José Ronaldo Vieira da Costa, David Rubem Azulay, Luna Azulay-Abulafia
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| Diterbitkan: | Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2014-12-01 |
Deskripsi
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.