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Case Report

Non-Syndromic Congenital Bilateral Submandibular Gland Aplasia and Bilateral Parotid Gland Hypoplasia in Child Patient: Report of a Rare Case

Kumar Nilesh

Reader, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dental Sciences, KIMSDU, Karad, India

Received: 08/04/2015 Revised: 22/04/2015 Accepted: 23/04/2015

ABSTRACT

Congenital absence of one or more (s) is a rare disorder. Such patient may present first to a dental surgeon with oral complaints of , burning sensation, difficulty in eating and extensive dental dimeneralization resulting in rampant caries. This paper reports a case of non-syndromic non-familial congenital bilateral submandibular gland aplasia and bilateral parotid gland hypoplasia in a young male patient. Clinical presentation, diagnostic work-up and management of such patients are also discussed.

Keywords: xerostomia, agenesis, salivary gland, dental caries, aplasia, hypoplasia

INTRODUCTION syndrome, hemifacial microstomia, The term aplasia and hypoplasia of mandibulofacial-dysostosis (Treacher- salivary gland means total or partial absence Collins syndrome), and ectodermal of the gland respectively. Major salivary dysplasia. [‎2,‎3] This paper reports a case of glands develop from the ectodermal lining non-syndromic non-familial congenital of the stomodeum during 6th to 8th week of bilateral submandibular gland aplasia and intrauterine life. Although the etiology of bilateral parotid gland hypoplasia in child salivary gland aplasia or hypoplasia is not patient. exactly known, it is thought to be a due to defect during its fetal development. [‎1] It CASE REPORT may be unilateral or bilateral and involve A 12 year old male patient was one or more of the salivary glands. referred to our clinic with chief complain of Congenital absence of salivary gland(s) is burning sensation in the mouth and rare disorder. It can be associated with other difficulty to chew and swallow solid food. ectodermal developmental abnormality and The complaint was present since childhood. presents as part of a syndrome such as The child could not take solid food and had lacrimo‑auriculo‑dento‑digital (LAAD) to intermittently shift to liquid diet. His

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medical and family history was The management was symptomatic unremarkable. The general health and and included oral prophylaxis with intellectual development was normal. counseling for oral hygiene maintenance. Otological and ophthalmology evaluation The decayed teeth were restored and topical revealed‎ no‎ abnormality.‎ Patient’s‎ skin‎ fluoride application was done. Daily fluoride appeared normal, with no abnormality of mouth rinses were advised. The patient was hair growth or sweating disorder. On referred for dietary counseling to avoid extraoral examination, face was bilaterally cariogenic food. He was advised to take symmetrical. On palpation submandibular frequent sips of water during meal. Saliva gland bulk could not be appreciated. The substitute and sugar less gum was of the patient were dry with crackling prescribed. The patient was put on regular and angular chelitis (Figure 1a). Intra-oral dental checkups. examination showed dry with depapillated (figure 1b). The orifices‎ of‎ wharton’s‎ duct‎ could‎ not‎ be‎ visualized. The patient had mixed dentition with multiple carious teeth. sialometry showed flow rate of 0.05 ml/min. A differential diagnosis of salivary gland hypofunction, gland hypoplasia and agenesis was made. Ultrasonography (using 5-9 MHz linear probe) revealed bilateral small size parotid glands, showing coarse echopatern. No evidence of dilation of intra-glandular ductal system or calculi was seen. The submandibular glands were absent Figure 1: Dryness and crusting of lips with angular chelitis bilaterally. Based on the clinical and radiological findings diagnosis of bilateral parotid hypoplasia and bilateral submandibular gland agenesis was established.

Table I: Clinical presentation of major salivary gland aplasia/hypoplasia  Dry mouth  Opportunistic oral (xerostomia) fungal infection e.g.  Burning sensation with inability to  Extensive dental take spicy food caries with loss of  Area of tooth structure erythematous  Reduced salivary changes over oral flow rate (on mucosa sialometery)  Dry scaly lips  Dry skin, lack of  Angular chelitis sweating, hair loss,  Depalliated / dryness and burning Figure 2: Bald fissured tongue fissured tongue of eye when present  Absence of as part of syndrome salivary duct like ectodermal opening(s) dysplasia.

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Figure 3: Ultrasonogram showing absence of bilateral submandibular glands and hypoplasia of bilateral parotid glands.

DISCUSSION mouth with difficulty in taking solid diet in a Aplasia of major salivary gland is young male patient. extremely rare condition with an incidence The condition should be of 1 in 5000 births. [‎3] It was first described differentiated from other disorders causing by Gruber, in 1885. [‎4] Since then, 42 cases xerostomia,‎ like‎ Sjögren’s‎ syndrome,‎ drug- of salivary gland aplasia have been induced xerostomia, and ectodermal documented in English literature. [‎3] disorders (LAAD syndrome & ectodermal According to previous reports males appear dysplasia). [‎3] Imaging of the salivary glands to be more commonly affected than females is essential for the final diagnosis of this (male: female ratio = 2:1). [‎5] Severity of its condition. Ultrasonography, contrast presentation depends on extent of enhanced computed tomography, magnetic involvement, which can be unilateral or resonance imaging, radionuclide imaging bilateral, partial or total. Being a using technetium have been used to study developmental disorder it usually manifests the extent of involvement. In the present as xerostomia with associated sequel in child case ultrasonography revealed absence of patient (Table 1). Therefore, pedodontists bilateral submandibular glands with are commonly the first medical hypoplasia of bilateral parotid glands. professionals they seek for consultation. Our Management of patient with salivary case presented as burning sensation of gland aplasia is mainly symptomatic and is directed towards management of oral health

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and maintenance of oral hygiene. Dental gland aplasia/hypoplasia primarily presents management includes oral prophylaxis, with dental and oral manifestations of the removal of non-restorable teeth and disease. A dental surgeon needs to be aware restoration of carious teeth. Further dental of presentation, diagnostic work-up and oral decay can be prevented by topical fluoride care to be provided for this rare disorder. application regimen, fluoridated mouthwash and toothpaste. Diet and oral hygiene REFERENCES counseling is given to avoid cariogenic diet 1. Gray H. Anatomy: The Anatomical and prevent further dental decay. Residual Basis of Medicine and Surgery. 38th ed. salivary function can be improved by New York: Churchill Livingstone; 1995. prescribing salivary stimulant/sialogouge 2. Narrayan AB, Bhatt PV, Rao R, Kusra G. Aplasia of salivary glands with (e.g. pilocarpine) and sugar-less chewing trisomy 13 syndrome: A rare gum. Salivary substitute can be prescribed to association. J Anat Soc India moisten and lubricate the oral mucosa. 2000;49:174-5. Patients who develop secondary infection 3. Mohan R, Verma S, Chawa V, Tyagi K. like candidiasis require antifungal therapy. Non-syndromic non-familial agenesis of The present case was managed by oral major salivary glands: a report of two hygiene and diet maintenance. Restoration cases with review of literature. J Clin and topical fluoride application was done. Imaging Sci. 2013; 3(1):6-9. Patient was advised frequent sips of water 4. Yilmaz M, Yucel A, Derekoy S, during meal. Long term follow-up was Altuntas A. Unilateral aplasia of the scheduled for evaluation of oral hygiene submandibular gland. Eur Arch Otorhibolaryngol 2002;259(10):554–6. maintenance and prevention of dental decay. 5. Mandel L. An unusual pattern of dental Salivary gland disorders may not be damage with salivary gland aplasia. J routinely seen by a dental surgeon. Am Dent Assoc. 2006;137(7):984-9. However patients with congenital salivary

How to cite this article: Nilesh K. Non-syndromic congenital bilateral submandibular gland aplasia and bilateral parotid gland hypoplasia in child patient: report of a rare case. Int J Health Sci Res. 2015; 5(5):486-489.

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