title: Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection of the parotid gland.
abstract: The case of a non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection of the parotid gland, presenting in a 15 year old female, is described. The patient presented with a six week history of a rapidly expanding, discrete parotid mass. Definitive management involved surgical removal of the mass by superficial parotidectomy. Current investigation and management of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections of the parotid gland is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery, South Infirmary Hospital, Cork.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Amin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D051381:Rats; D014374:Tuberculin Test