title: Sialadenitis associated with periorbital disease in a dog.
abstract: Submucosal sialadenitis was diagnosed on histologic examination of a biopsy specimen from a palatine swelling associated with acute, unilateral periorbital disease in a dog. Sialadenitis may have been the cause of periorbital disease or may have been part of a generalized inflammatory condition affecting the periorbital tissues. Corticosteroids were immediately effective in eliminating signs of periorbital disease and sialadenitis. A 3-month corticosteroid treatment was used because the sialadenitis and periorbital disease were immune-mediated. This dog has been free of recurring signs for more than 3 years.
authors.affiliation: Portola Veterinary Hospital, CA 96122.
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Simison
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000662:veterinary; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D004285:Dogs; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins; D003907:Dexamethasone; D011239:Prednisolone