Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.  2004 Jan;47(1):87-89.

A Case of Submandibular Sialadenosis in a Bulimia Nervosa Patient

• Oh KJ
• Park BC
• Han KH
• Yoo J

Abstract

Sialadenosis, characterized by a uniform hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the acinar parenchyma of salivary glands, is associated with a variety of systemic diseases or functional disorders. The disease is associated with underlying systemic factors such as diabetes, malnutrition, alcohol abuse and drugs. So it is also referred to as nutritional mumps. Bulimia nervosa is a disorder that is defined as binge eating combined with inappropriate ways of stopping weight gain. It is significantly more common in females than in males. In the past few years, the number of reports concerning eating disorders have increased in developing countries including Korea, where economic development has also brought about rapid introduction of the Western culture. The authors have observed a rare case of sialadenosis of the submandibular gland in association with bulimia nervosa and report this with literature review.

Keyword

Sialadenitis; Bulimia; Submandibular gland

MeSH Terms

Alcoholism
Bulimia Nervosa*
Bulimia*
Developing Countries
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Economic Development
Female
Humans
Hyperplasia
Hypertrophy
Korea
Male
Malnutrition
Mumps
Salivary Glands
Sialadenitis
Submandibular Gland
Weight Gain