A case of coprophagia presenting with sialadenitis

Age and Ageing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 233-234

  Donnellan, Christina A ^a   Playfer, Jeremy R ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coprophagia; Dementia; Scatolia; Sialadenitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; COPROPHAGY; DEMENTIA; FALLING; FECES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MOUTH; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIALOADENITIS; SMEAR; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 0032903859     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/28.2.233     Document Type: Article

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