title: [Bilateral sarcoidosis of parotid glands].
abstract: We describe an unusual case of sarcoidosis in which the patient presented with a bilateral swelling of the parotid salivary glands and no other manifestation of the disease. Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder of unknown cause in which there may be multiple exocrine involvement, including the salivary glands. This case emphasises the importance of including sarcoidosis in the differential diagnosis of bilateral parotid swelling.
authors.affiliation: Øre-næse-halskirurgisk Afdeling F, Odense Universitetshospital, Denmark. dr_hahn@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Pernille
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.forename: Annelise
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krogdahl
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Godballe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed