title: Reactive follicular hyperplasia of intraparotid lymphoid tissue presenting as a recurrent parotid enlargement.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Florida 33101.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Otrakji
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Carreno
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Tesini
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Epstein
mesh_terms: 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