Parotid and submandibular duct calculi in three successive generations of one family.
A case is reported of chronic calculous parotitis beginning in a 12-month-old child. Further questioning revealed a history of parotid calculi in her mother and submandibular calculi in her maternal grandmother. The features which indicate the diagnosis of parotid calculous disease are discussed and, from a review of the literature, some observations are made on management.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000601:surgery; D012465:Salivary Duct Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D012796:Sialography; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000601:surgery