title: Recurrent parotitis as a first manifestation in a child with primary Sjogren's syndrome.
abstract: Recurrent parotitis is an acute, severe inflammation of one or both parotid glands, the major salivary glands in young children. We report the case of a seven-year old boy with Primary Sjogrens syndrome (PSS) who presented with 15 episodes of painful recurrent bilateral swellings of the parotid glands over a four-year period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Ataturk University Medical Faculty, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alp
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Orbak
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Erdogan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karabag
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gursan
mesh_terms: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010309:Parotitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone; D008727:Methotrexate