title: A case of sarcoidosis presenting with diffuse, bilateral swelling of the salivary glands.
abstract: This paper reports a case of a 50-year-old male with systemic sarcoidosis presenting initially with a dry mouth and bilateral swelling of the parotid salivary glands. Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease in which there may be multiple exocrine involvement, including the salivary and lachrymal glands.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The diagnosis and management of this case highlights important clinical issues for dental practitioners.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine, Manchester Dental Hospital, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester, M15 6FH, UK.
authors.forename: Meena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rudralingam
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nolan
authors.forename: Iain
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Macleod
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Greenwood
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Heath
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000209:etiology