title: Benign parotid swellings: a review.
abstract: The one common factor associated with the innumerable causes of benign parotid enlargement is xerostomia which influences the quantity and quality of parotid secretion and thus paves the way for duct obstruction and pyogenic infection.
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications; D010306:Parotid Gland; D010309:Parotitis / Q000209:etiology; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000209:etiology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications