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.
Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Fred
F
Bernardes Filho
Private Clinic, Ituiutaba, MG, Brazil.
Gustavo
G
Martins
Centro Universitário Barão de Mauá, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Andreia Oliveira
AO
Alves
Universidade Federal de Alfenas, Alfenas, MG, Brazil.
José Ronaldo Vieira da
JR
Costa
Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
David Rubem
DR
Azulay
Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Luna
L
Azulay-Abulafia
D000328:Adult; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008035:Lingual Frenum / Q000473:pathology; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000473:pathology; D012465:Salivary Duct Calculi / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D015494:Salivary Gland Calculi / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome