title: An atypical case of parotid gland swelling and arthritis in a child.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Early onset sarcoidosis is a rarely reported disease in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  2½-year-old girl with chronic enlargement of bilateral parotid glands and polyarthritis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Biopsy of salivary gland revealed non-caseating granuloma.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Polyarthritis and salivary gland swelling resolved completely after starting oral corticosteroids.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sarcoidosis is an important differential diagnosis in young children with joint and salivary gland involvement.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics and *Pathology, Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India. Correspondence to: Dr Chandrika Azad, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh 160 030, India. chandrika_azad@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Chandrika
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Azad
authors.forename: Adhi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arya
authors.forename: Vidushi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.forename: Shilpa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goyal
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004487:Edema / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010305:Parotid Diseases; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D012507:Sarcoidosis; D013585:Synovitis; D014605:Uveitis; D056660:Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases