Author(s): Salvado, Francisco ; Nobre, Miguel de Araújo ; Gomes, João ; Maia, Paulo
Date: 2020
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/33751
Origin: Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL
Subject(s): Necrotizing sialometaplasia; Bulimia; Bulimia nervosa; Diagnosis; Epidemiology
Bulimia is an eating disorder with a great prevalence in young women. Due to its multifactor ethiology, bulimia has systemic consequences. In the literature, necrotising sialometaplasia is seldom associated with bulimia. Its etiopathogenesis is discussed by several authors; nevertheless, the consensus does not consider the relevance of local trauma associated with induced vomiting. A case of necrotising sialomethaplasia, presented with a single hard palatal ulcer in a bulimic woman is described in the present report. The patient did not present significant systemic laboratorial values, nor physical weight variations, which highlights the relevance of performing a complete medical clinical history when diagnosing this rare pathology
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