title: Parotid gland sarcoidosis with renal failure.
abstract: Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology. Although any organ can be involved in sarcoidosis, significant renal involvement is rare, mostly due to nephrocalcinosis. Renal impairment in the absence of nephrocalcinosis is uncommon and is usually due to glomerulonephritis or granulomatous pathology in the interstitium. Bilateral parotid swelling with renal impairment, as a presenting feature of sarcoidosis, as in this case, has never been reported before.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. muhammed.azharuddin@aku.edu
authors.forename: Muhammad Azhar
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Uddin
authors.forename: Mehmood
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riaz
authors.forename: Maqsood A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bhatti
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010305:Parotid Diseases; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000150:complications*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology