Sialosis: 35 cases of persistent parotid swelling from two countries.
Diffuse, non-inflammatory, non-neoplastic enlargement of the major salivary glands (sialosis) is uncommon and has various systemic causes. This paper examines 35 patients whose persistent swelling of the parotid was diagnosed as sialosis, and shows that diabetes mellitus and alcoholism are the most common causes.
Scully
Crispian
C
UCL Eastman Dental Institute, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8LD, UK. c.scully@eastman.ucl.ac.uk
Bagán
Jose V
JV
Eveson
John W
JW
Barnard
Neal
N
Turner
Fiona M
FM
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008108:Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents