Streptococcus pneumoniae acute suppurative parotitis in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome.
A case of suppurative parotitis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae is reported in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome. The rarity of this condition is noted by a review of the literature.
Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Mendelson
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D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010309:Parotitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae