Rigid swelling of sublingual caruncle area due to the salivary gland duct obstruction by a sialolith

• Main Authors: Fred Bernardes Filho (Author), Gustavo Martins (Author), Andreia Oliveira Alves (Author), José Ronaldo Vieira da Costa (Author), David Rubem Azulay (Author), Luna Azulay-Abulafia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 th...