title: Bilateral parotid sialolithiasis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and immunoglobulin G multiple myeloma.
abstract: Bilateral multiple parotid calculi, which are uncommonly diagnosed in the normal population, have never been reported in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus. Herein we report a case of bilateral parotid sialolithiasis in a patient who had acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and was affected by multiple myeloma. The possible etiopathogenesis in view of the alterations of immunity, oral pH, and salivary composition that are observed in multiple myeloma and in human immunodeficiency virus infection are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Otolaryngology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ottaviani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galli
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Lucia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ventura
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications*; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry; D015494:Salivary Gland Calculi / Q000209:etiology*