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. 1990 Nov;66(781):949–950. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.66.781.949

Submandibular chronic sialadenitis presenting with alcohol-induced pain.

C C Okany 1, I Akinsete 1, O O Akinyanju 1
PMCID: PMC2429756  PMID: 2267210

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.

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