Necrotizing sialometaplasia caused by self-induced vomiting

Abstract

We describe two unusual cases of necrotizing sialometaplasia of the hard palate in which the lesions were caused by self-induced vomiting. The first patient, a 35-year-old woman, pressed her palate with a spoon to induce vomiting 2 weeks before presentation to our department. The second patient, a 16-year-old girl, was suffering from bulimia and chronic self-induced vomiting. Clinical and pathological findings and causative factors are discussed.