[Sialadenosis in a patient with alcoholic fatty liver developing after heavy alcohol drinking].
Sialadenosis is a unique form of non-inflammatory, non-neoplastic bilateral salivary gland disorder characterized by recurrent painless swelling which usually occurs in parotid glands. Alcoholism is one of the main causes of sialadenosis along with diabetes, bulimia, and other idiopathic causes. The prognosis is verified according to the degree of liver function. We present a case of a 46 year-old man who had alcoholic fatty liver disease diagnosed as alcoholic sialadenosis based on clinical points of recurrent bilateral parotid swelling after heavy alcohol drinking, computed tomography, and fine-needle aspiration biopsy. After stopping alcohol drinking and treated with conservative treatment, he got improved without specific sequela.
Yu
Yeon Hwa
YH
Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine, and Eulji University Eulji General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Park
Young Sook
YS
Kim
Seong Hwan
SH
Son
Byoung Kwan
BK
Jun
Dae Won
DW
Jo
Yun Ju
YJ
Ryu
Yong Suk
YS
Kim
Hyeon Suk
HS
D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D005235:Fatty Liver, Alcoholic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed