A young female patient presented with swollen parotid glands and appeared to have generalized skeletal muscle wastage and dental erosion, which of the following condition would be suspected.
a. Malabsorption syndrome
b. anoroxia nervosa
c. osteomalaciab. anoroxia nervosa
d. none of the above
Correct Ans: B
Sialosis (sialadenosis) implies a painless,
non-inflammatory, non-neoplastic swelling of the salivary glands ,it may also
occur in hormonal abnormalities (diabetes mellitus, acromegaly) and in
nutritional deficiency states, including anorexia nervosa and chronic
alcoholism
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