Sialadenitis, or recurrent salivary gland infection associated with pain and swelling of the major salivary glands, is a common presentation to emergency rooms and outpatient clinics. One of the most frequent causes of sialadenitis is obstruction in the salivary ductal system. Salivary calculi affect 1.2% of the population and account for 60-70% of salivary duct obstruction (Nahlieli 2004; Kim ...

We report an unusual case of a patient who developed obstruction of the duct of her left submandibular salivary gland, with subsequent sialadenitis, from impaction of a bird feather. This was most likely the result of her habit of nuzzling her cockatoo and sucking its feathers. Following removal of the feather and antibiotic therapy, she made an uneventful recovery. CASEREPORT A 49 year old fem...