Reactive follicular hyperplasia of intraparotid lymphoid tissue presenting as a recurrent parotid enlargement.
A patient who had reactive lymphoid hyperplasia of intraparotid lymphoid tissue, clinically presenting as a recurrent parotitis, is described. The case offers a new etiologic mechanism for recurrent parotitis.
Otrakji
C L
CL
Department of Pathology, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Florida 33101.
Carreno
T
T
Tesini
S S
SS
Epstein
J S
JS
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D010309:Parotitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012008:Recurrence