title: Necrotizing sialometaplasia in two patients with bulimia and chronic vomiting.
abstract: The purpose of this report was to present two unusual cases of necrotizing sialometaplasia of the hard palate, in which the patients were suffering from bulimia and chronic self-induced vomiting. It emphasizes the importance of confirming the diagnosis by incisional biopsy and discusses local mucosal trauma as a possible etiologic factor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Innsbruck, Austria. maxillofaziale-chirurgie@uibk.ac.at
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schöning
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Emshoff
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kreczy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002032:Bulimia / Q000150:complications*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D010159:Palate / Q000473:pathology; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology; D012797:Sialometaplasia, Necrotizing / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014839:Vomiting / Q000150:complications*