Coexistence of systemic lupus erythematosus and parotid hypertrophy. A case report and literature review.
A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and marked diffuse bilateral parotid swelling is described. Special staining techniques were required to demonstrate a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate in the otherwise normal appearing acinar tissue. This finding suggests that a humoral, rather than a cellular, mediated immune process is responsible for the parotid hypertrophy in this patient.
D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000276:immunology