title: Submandibular gland sialolith in a renal transplant recipient: a case report.
abstract: Salivary dysfunction may be due to systemic diseases and medications. The development of sialoliths is a multifactorial event in which disturbances in secretion, microliths, and bacteria may play a major role. A case of sialolith in the submandibular gland of a 58-year old woman, with a medical history of renal failure end kidney transplant, is reported.
authors.affiliation: Saint Tomaz University, in Bahia State, Brazil. liviaps@ibest.com.br
authors.forename: Livia Prates
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Lêonilson
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gaião de Melo
authors.forename: Daniel Humberto
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Pozza
authors.forename: Antônio L B
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
authors.forename: Marilia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gerhardt de Oliveira
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D015494:Salivary Gland Calculi / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013364:Submandibular Gland Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*