• The parotid glands are small exocrine glands that rarely call attention to themselves. (medscape.com)
  • Sjogren's Syndrome Treatment/Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disorder caused by the lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands resulting in glandular dysfunction, preferentially of the salivary and lacrimal glands [ rx] . (rxharun.com)
  • FLS is a lesion of exocrine glands. (rxharun.com)
  • Also, exocrine glands outside the head and neck may be involved resulting in skin, tracheobronchial and vaginal dryness as well as lung and kidney dysfunction. (rxharun.com)
  • Primary Sjogren syndrome (pSS) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterised by lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands and by a number of systemic manifestations, including those regarding the lung. (ersjournals.com)
  • When surgery is required for chronic parotitis, the standard treatment is superficial parotidectomy, but if CT scanning or surgery reveals significant involvement of the deep lobe, that portion of the gland is dissected from beneath the nerve. (medscape.com)
  • In this article, evolution of the knowledge of parotitis, as well as the diagnosis and treatment, is discussed. (medscape.com)
  • [ 1 ] He called parotid abscesses celiac parotitis because they were believed to be metastatic from abdominal infections. (medscape.com)
  • We report the clinical features of 3 patients in France who had parotitis (inflammation of the parotid salivary glands) as a clinical manifestation of confirmed coronavirus disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Many otolaryngologists have observed an increase in the number of patients with acute parotitis (inflammation of the parotid salivary glands), which could be related to COVID-19 ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The parotitis-like symptoms occurred at the onset of the disease in 2 patients and over the clinical course of the disease in the remaining patient. (cdc.gov)
  • A clinical diagnosis of parotitis was made in all 3 cases. (cdc.gov)
  • The parotitis resolved over the next few days after diagnosis. (cdc.gov)
  • Our findings support the hypothesis that the parotitis-like symptoms might be attributable to intraparotid lymph node enlargement, which is different from a primary parotitis. (cdc.gov)
  • Infection with rubella, herpes, influenza, and human immunodeficiency viruses can result in salivary tropism ( 3 , 4 ), leading to diffuse parotitis. (cdc.gov)
  • Mumps-related parotitis usually occurs in children and might be bilateral ( 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Patients with Sjögren syndrome may have a history of recurrent parotitis, often bilateral. (medscape.com)
  • A-41-year-old female presented with a recurrent painless right-sided parotid gland swelling for one month. (barw.krd)
  • Lee PH, Chen JJ, Tsou YA: A recurrent sialolipoma of the parotid gland: A case report. (haomsjournal.org)
  • Relatively rare in occurrence, this condition is benign, but presents as hard, indurated and enlarged masses that are clinically indistinguishable from salivary gland neoplasms or tumors. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, salivary tumors show a great deal of morphological diversity, as well as variations in the nature of the lesion (malignant vs. benign): approximately 20% to 25% of parotid tumors, 35% to 40% of submandibular tumors, and more than 90% of sublingual gland tumors are malignant. (wikipedia.org)
  • Malignancy arising in mixed tumors of the salivary gland is a distinct entity that can occur sporadically or in association with a background of pleomorphic adenoma. (ijpmonline.org)
  • We report 23 cases of tumors of the salivary gland comprising 18 cases of carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma, four cases of carcinosarcoma of the parotid and one case of benign metastasizing pleomorphic adenoma. (ijpmonline.org)
  • It is also employed for the detection of malignant tumors including those of the brain, liver, and thyroid gland. (lookformedical.com)
  • Tumors or cancer of the THYROID GLAND. (lookformedical.com)
  • Agaimy A, Ihrler S, Märkl B, Lell M, Zenk J, Hartmann A, Michal M, Skalova A: Lipomatous salivary gland tumors: a series of 31 cases spanning their morphologic spectrum with emphasis on sialolipoma and oncocytic lipoadenoma. (haomsjournal.org)
  • The clinical presentation encompasses enlargement of the parotid gland (often bilateral), anterior uveitis , fever, and palsy of either the facial or trigeminal nerve. (symptoma.com)
  • A 53-year-old man presented with swelling of his right eyelid, right facial nerve palsy, and swelling of his right parotid gland. (symptoma.com)
  • Clinical examination revealed a right parotid swelling inferior to her right ear. (barw.krd)
  • The patient was advised to massage the right parotid region daily with warming completion and drink plenty of fluids. (barw.krd)
  • Diagnostic imaging techniques such as ultrasound, sialography, or CT scans are valuable in confirming the diagnosis. (barw.krd)
  • In ligation of the parotid duct, the duct can be ligated so as to cause atrophy of the gland and prevent ascending bacterial infections from entering the mouth. (medscape.com)
  • The otolaryngologist did not see any pus draining from the parotid duct. (cdc.gov)
  • Several factors have been postulated: Formation of a hard salivary calculus or sialolith by accumulation of calcium salts in the duct of the salivary gland (a process known as Sialolithiasis). (wikipedia.org)
  • Pneumoparotid is a rare condition characterized by the presence of air in the parotid gland, usually caused by the retrograde flow of air through the parotid duct. (barw.krd)
  • Pneumoparotid (PP) disorder is an extremely rare and underdiagnosed cause of parotid gland enlargement, and it is caused by air insufflation inside the ducts or parenchymal tissue as a result of its reflex throughout the Stenson's duct. (barw.krd)
  • despite being benign, this condition mimics the clinical appearance of malignancy in the salivary gland. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mitra S, Sundaram A, Vasishta RK, Dey P: Sialolipoma of infancy - a rare benign salivary gland neoplasm and a potential diagnostic pitfall in cytology. (haomsjournal.org)
  • Involvement of the submandibular glands is also known as Küttner's tumor, named after Hermann Küttner (1870-1932), a German Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, who reported four cases of submandibular gland lesions for the first time in 1896. (wikipedia.org)
  • Involvement of the parotid gland is rare and often develops in a bilateral fashion, which is also the case for uveitis, manifesting as blurred vision [2] [3]. (symptoma.com)
  • Pulmonary involvement in pSS includes interstitial lung disease (ILD) and airway disease, together with lymphoproliferative disorders. (ersjournals.com)
  • Patients with pSS-ILD report impaired health-related quality of life and a higher risk of death, suggesting the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of this type of pulmonary involvement. (ersjournals.com)
  • no swelling of the lacrimal glands. (symptoma.com)
  • The infiltrating mononuclear cells, humoral factors such as antibodies and cytokines, or both are hypothesized to cause exocrine gland dysfunction resulting in diminished tear production by the lacrimal glands and diminished saliva production by salivary glands. (rxharun.com)
  • The inflammatory lesions in Küttner's tumor may occur on one side (unilateral) or both sides (bilateral), predominantly involving the submandibular gland, but is also known to occur in other major and minor salivary glands, including the parotid gland. (wikipedia.org)
  • This has been proposed as the most common cause for Küttner's tumor of the submandibular gland, with sialoliths observed in an appreciable proportion of cases. (wikipedia.org)
  • 1) takes omohyoid, submandibular gland, sensory nerves C2-C5, cervical branch of facial nerve, and ipsilateral thyroid2) same as above + accessory nerve (CN XII), SCM, and internal jugular resection. (brainscape.com)
  • It is only upon post-surgical histopathology of the excised mass that the diagnosis of Küttner's tumor is definitively made. (wikipedia.org)
  • In all three cases, we observed multiple unilateral or bilateral intraglandular lymph nodes in the deep and surface layers, in a relatively normal-sized gland. (cdc.gov)
  • It is now regarded as a manifestation of IgG4-related disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • Designated as an atypical clinical manifestation of sarcoidosis, uveoparotid fever presents with the following signs: parotid gland enlargement, anterior uveitis, fever , and cranial nerve palsy. (symptoma.com)
  • It has a non-debatable contribution to the diagnosis of hematolymphoid neoplasm as well as in minimal residual disease. (ijpmonline.org)
  • Chronic sclerosing sialadenitis is a chronic (long-lasting) inflammatory condition affecting the salivary gland. (wikipedia.org)
  • Abnormalities of the salivary gland ducts leading to excessive accumulation or retention of ductal secretions, which can excite chronic inflammations. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sjögren's syndrome is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease of unknown origin, attacking, in particular, the tear and salivary glands. (rxharun.com)
  • In a patient with HIV infection, the parotid lesions appear as multiple and bilateral parotid lymphoepithelial cysts, which are bigger than lymph nodes ( 5 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Immune, especially autoimmune, cause - which has gained steam, given the observation that the tissue of the glands is overrun with lymphoid immune cells and fibrous connective tissue, as well as corroboration from markedly similar lesions (with histologic and immunohistochemical findings) seen elsewhere in the body. (wikipedia.org)
  • The major salivary glands and their ducts are strategically situated on either side of the dental occlusal planes to irrigate and saturate a food bolus with saliva during chewing. (medscape.com)
  • Four of the 7 survived after sloughing gangrenous parotid tissue. (medscape.com)
  • Eventual periductal and interlobular (inside the gland) sclerosis (replacement of regular tissue with hard connective tissue). (wikipedia.org)
  • Dry mouth, drooling, swelling, and pain are essentially the only symptoms caused by dysfunction of the salivary glands. (medscape.com)
  • The first symptoms in primary Sjögren syndrome can be easily overlooked or misinterpreted, and diagnosis can be delayed for as long as several years. (medscape.com)
  • This syndrome is very rare in clinical practice, but through a detailed clinical investigation, the diagnosis is made solely on the presence of characteristic symptoms. (symptoma.com)
  • Sicca symptoms are the hallmarks of the disease which may also present with various organ manifestations. (rxharun.com)
  • The case presented here describes the diagnostic work-up and differentiation of swelling of the parotid gland by employing state-of-the-art ultrasound techniques in a 33-year-old patient with Heerfordt's syndrome. (symptoma.com)
  • The literature also indicates that psychosocial issues can contribute to this condition in adolescents and adults [3,4].Obtaining a comprehensive medical history and conducting imaging examinations, such as ultrasound (US), sialendoscopy, and head-neck computed tomography (CT), are crucial in making an accurate diagnosis [4]. (barw.krd)
  • SS can occur as a primary disease (primary SS (pSS)) or be associated with another autoimmune disease, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), dermatomyositis, or systemic sclerosis (SSc) [ 1 ]. (ersjournals.com)
  • Inflammatory swelling of the glands may present a serious diagnostic challenge. (medscape.com)
  • This makes it a powerful diagnostic tool for a wide range of diseases that are related to perfusion and oxygenation. (bvsalud.org)
  • Minor salivary glands are scattered throughout the oral cavity and pharynx to assist the major glands in moistening, lubricating, and protecting the teeth and mucosa. (medscape.com)
  • J Oral Maxillofac Surg 69: 1380-4, 2011 de Moraes M, de Matos FR, de Carvalho CP, de Medeiros AM, de Souza LB: Sialolipoma in minor salivary gland: case report and re- view of the literature. (haomsjournal.org)
  • Leyva Huerta E, Quezada Rivera D, Tenorio Rocha F, Tapia JL, Portilla Robertson J, Gaitán Cepeda LA: Sialolipoma of minor salivary glands: presentation of five cases and review of the literature with an epidemiological analyze. (haomsjournal.org)
  • The patients developed parotid swelling accompanied by fever and general malaise. (medscape.com)
  • Uveoparotid fever, generally diagnosed in patients between the second and fourth decade of life, is generally viewed as a self-limiting condition [1], but an early diagnosis undoubtedly facilitates better therapeutic response . (symptoma.com)
  • A 35-year-old man, an ex-smoker and a varnisher, presented a few days history of left thoracic pain, low-grade fever, asthenia, swelling of both parotid glands and dry eyes. (symptoma.com)
  • The public health importance of listeriosis is not always recognized, particularly because listeriosis is a relatively rare disease compared with other common foodborne illnesses such as salmonellosis or botulism. (ijpmonline.org)
  • Primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS) occurs in the absence of other autoimmune diseases and is characterized by keratoconjunctiva sicca (dry eyes) and xerostomia (dry mouth), collectively called the sicca syndrome. (rxharun.com)
  • In contrast, secondary Sjogren's syndrome presents along with other autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) [ rx] . (rxharun.com)
  • The mechanical squeezing and the parasympathetic nervous system, which analyzes a number of sensory inputs, cause the glands to inject an appropriate quantity and quality of saliva into the oral cavity. (medscape.com)
  • [ 40 ] Less often, patients develop dyspnea from an interstitial lung disease that is typically mild. (medscape.com)
  • Sialogogues, local heat, gentle massage of the gland from posterior to anterior, and hydration provide variable symptomatic relief. (medscape.com)
  • With more severe disease the foci may become confluent. (rxharun.com)
  • There was moderate swelling of the preauricular glands hut. (symptoma.com)
  • The parotid gland contacts the mandibular ramus and muscles of mastication, which massage the gland during chewing. (medscape.com)
  • However, there are rare occurrences of aggressive de novo carcinosarcomas of the parotid that have been reported. (ijpmonline.org)
  • Cope stated that although the disease was a bacterial infection, the excessive heat and debilitating illness predisposed to its development. (medscape.com)
  • Sometimes, the disease course can be also complicated by systemic manifestations that can represent the first signs of the disease, also preceding SS by many years [ 11 ]. (ersjournals.com)
  • This review describes the recent advances in molecular imaging and the clinical value of quantitative PET and SPECT in various fields in cardiovascular molecular imaging, such as atherosclerosis, myocardial perfusion and ischemia, infiltrative cardiomyopathies, systemic vascular diseases, and infectious cardiovascular diseases. (bvsalud.org)
  • Given the difficulties of a definitive pre-operative diagnosis, the clinical entity of Küttner's tumor has so far remained significantly under-reported and under-recognized. (wikipedia.org)
  • The diagnosis must always be established by histological examination. (haomsjournal.org)
  • Bilateral parotid swelling is the most common sign of onset in children. (medscape.com)
  • [ 1 ] He elevated the outlined skin flap forward to expose the parotid gland and made multiple incisions into the gland parallel to the facial nerve branches. (medscape.com)
  • Although in some patients the parotid glands become so large that the patients report this as a problem, more often the examining physician discovers them. (medscape.com)
  • The presence of abundant Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) associated with Plasma cells infiltrating into the salivary glands, as well as increased serum IgG4 concentration, has been noted with patients with Küttner's tumor. (wikipedia.org)
  • In recent times, armed with a better understanding of the occurrences and observable features of this condition, surgeons are increasingly depending upon pre-operative ultrasonography along with Fine-needle aspiration cytological (FNAC) examinations to make an accurate presumptive diagnosis, and according to one estimate, about 44% of patients undergoing submandibular resection are found to have this condition. (wikipedia.org)
  • In contrast, airway disease usually has little effect on respiratory function and is rarely the cause of death in these patients. (ersjournals.com)
  • This group of diseases is caused by known infectious agents. (medscape.com)
  • Thus, it is crucial for physicians of various specialties to be informed about current aspects of clinical manifestations of the disease, the revised classification criteria, and current treatment options. (rxharun.com)
  • (See also Chap. 148 ) After a peak of 57,879 cases of poliomyelitis in the United States in 1952, the introduction of IPV in 1955 and of OPV in 1961 ultimately eradicated disease due to wild-type poliovirus in the Western Hemisphere. (basicmedicalkey.com)
  • Such disease has not been documented in the United States since 1979, when cases occurred among religious groups who had declined immunization. (basicmedicalkey.com)
  • This chapter examines these diseases and, in those of major importance, attempts to relate them to the potentially pathogenic factors present in the human diet. (clinicalgate.com)
  • This potentially allows for better evaluation of disease activity over time and treatment response monitoring. (bvsalud.org)