RESUMO
A queilite glandular trata-se de um processo inflamatório crônico que acomete as glândulas salivares e ductos excretores dos lábios, preferencialmente acometendo o lábio inferior. Entretanto sua etiologia ainda é incerta, acredita-se tratar-se de uma doença hereditária com um padrão autossômico dominante. Três tipos de quelite glandular tem sido descrito na literatura e esta classificação é baseada em características clínicas e histopatológicas. Esta revisão tem o objetivo de deixar claro as características desta rara lesão bem como seu tratamento.
The cheilitis glandulares is a chronic inflamatory process affecting salivary glands and ducts of lips, preferential in lowe lip. Although its etiology still unknown, it is believed to be a hereditary disease with an autosomal dominant pattern. Three types of cheilitis glandularis have been described in the literature and this classication is based on the clinics and histopathologic caractheristics. This revision has the objective to clarify the characterístics of this rare injury as well as its treatment.
Assuntos
Queilite , Higiene Bucal , Glândulas SalivaresRESUMO
Cheilitis glandularis is a rare disease that usually affects the lower lip of adults. It is characterized by enlargement and eversion of the lip in association with excretory duct dilatation. We, herein, report a case of cheilitis glandularis simplex in a 21-year-old woman, which was improved by topical steroids. She presented with a 6-month history of an asymptomatic, whitish nodule on the lower lip. A punch biopsy specimen revealed proliferation and ductal dilation of the minor salivary gland. The close-up view showed neither hyperplasia and metaplasia of the duct, nor inflammatory cell infiltration.