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 the submandibular area and a bulging sublingual caruncle due to a calculus that obstructed the salivary gland ostium.
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
2014
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962014000600977 |
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