title: [Salivary calcinosis and the immunologic context].
abstract: On the strength of three new cases, it is suggested that the term "calcifying parotiditis" must be replaced by "salivary calcinosis". This suggestion is based on clinical and pathological grounds. An analysis of 11 cases of salivary calcinosis encountered in the last eight years points to clinical analogies between this condition and Gougerot-Sjögren's disease as well as to the fairly frequent involvement of the immune system in the calcinoses.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010309:Parotitis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D012465:Salivary Duct Calculi / Q000473:pathology; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D013363:Submandibular Gland
vernacular_title: Calcinoses salivaires et contexte immunitaire.