title: Neonatal inflammatory submandibular sialadenitis associated with prenatal methyldopa exposure.
abstract: Inflammation of a salivary gland is an uncommon condition in the neonatal period, and an isolated form of submandibular acute inflammatory sialadenitis is an exceptionally rare phenomenon. Among various conditions that might lead to submandibular acute inflammatory sialadenitis, maternal use of drugs during pregnancy should be questioned as there may be possible associations. Herein, we describe a late preterm infant who presented with a large submandibular mass. After excluding possible pathogenic causes, maternal use of methyldopa was believed to be the only factor associated with this condition. To the best of our knowledge, no such relationship has been documented in previously published literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Fatih University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Nevzat
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Cizmeci
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Fatih University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Kenan
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kanburoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Fatih University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet Zulfikar
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Akelma
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Fatih University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Dilara Dilsad
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Malli
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Fatih University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kayihan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akin
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Fatih University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa Mansur
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Tatli
keywords: methyldopa; neonate; sialadenitis