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Untreated submandibular megalith for over 60 years.
- Source :
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Saudi medical journal [Saudi Med J] 2018 Jul; Vol. 39 (7), pp. 729-732. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Intra-parenchymal sialolithiasis and subsequent fibrosis of the submandibular salivary glands is a rare disorder. The resulting swelling, pain, and infection derives affected patients to seek treatment. We present the case of an 85-years-old Saudi male patient who suffered from repeated swelling and infection in the left submandibular region which was misdiagnosed and treated for over 60 years as dental infection, infected skin sebaceous gland or lipoma. The presented case represents the largest intra-glandular submandibular stone with the longest duration ever reported in the medical literature.
- Subjects :
- Aged, 80 and over
Diagnostic Errors
Head and Neck Neoplasms diagnosis
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Lipoma diagnosis
Male
Radiography, Panoramic
Sebaceous Gland Diseases diagnosis
Skin Diseases, Bacterial diagnosis
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tooth Diseases diagnosis
Salivary Gland Calculi diagnostic imaging
Submandibular Gland Diseases diagnostic imaging
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0379-5284
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Saudi medical journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29968898
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.7.22265