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Transient salivary gland hypertrophy in bulimics
Author(s) -
Ogren Frederic P.,
Huerter James V.,
Pearson Paul H.,
Antonson Clark W.,
Moore Gary F.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198708000-00012
Subject(s) - muscle hypertrophy , salivary gland , medicine , parotid gland , submandibular gland , salivary gland diseases , pathology
Transient salivary gland hypertrophy is a reported clinical finding in patients with bulimia. 1, 2 A retrospective chart review of 49 patients enrolled in the University of Nebraska Medical Center Eating Disorders Program with a diagnosis of bulimia showed 29% (14/49) had at some time either parotid and/or submandibular gland hypertrophy noted on physical exam. Resolution of the salivary gland enlargement occurred in all of our patients after treatment of their bulimia. Bulimia must, therefore, be considered in the differential diagnosis of salivary gland hypertrophy, and treatment should be directed at the underlying behavioral disorder.