title: Salivary gland emergencies.
abstract: Salivary gland disorders are uncommon in the emergency department setting. Given the vast differential that spans infectious, autoimmune, neoplastic, and metabolic processes, they can pose a diagnostic challenge even to skilled clinicians. There is a paucity of evidence-based data regarding the management of these disorders with frequent incongruence between specific sources. Although by no means exhaustive or absolute, this article reconciles existing literature and serves as a concise and informative guide to salivary gland disorders encountered by the emergency care practitioner.
authors.affiliation: Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital, Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, NV, USA. matthew.armstrong@nellis.af.mil
authors.forename: Matthew A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Turturro
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D010309:Parotitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D015494:Salivary Gland Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy