Submandibular chronic sialadenitis presenting with alcohol-induced pain.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 32 year old man with alcohol-induced pain over a right submandibular swelling is described. Excision biopsy of this swelling revealed chronic sialadenitis and the symptoms promptly ceased following this excision. We speculate on the possible pathophysiological mechanism.
Medical subject headings
- Ethanol
- Pain
- Sialadenitis
- Submandibular Gland Diseases