PRESENTATION a 94-year-old woman with dementia was admitted to an acute geriatric ward with increasing confusion and falls. On two occasions she developed submandibular masses. Faeces were aspirated from her mouth and a diagnosis made of recurrent submandibular sialadenitis secondary to coprophagia. OUTCOME the submandibular mass settled with antibiotics and oral care. Coprophagia was not obs...

Salivary gland enlargement following the administration of iodine is an extremely rare event, and the pathophysiology of iodine-induced sialadenitis is not yet fully known. The onset of symptoms can start within a few minutes to five days after contrast administration. The course of iodine-induced sialadenitis is extremely benign, and rapid resolution of symptoms is expected without treatment. ...

introduction: chronic sclerosing sialadenitis is a relatively uncommon disorder of the salivary gland. because of its clinical similarity to a salivary gland neoplasm, this condition has been known as kuttner tumor and is classified as a tumorlike lesion. case report: this is the first reported case of bilateral kuttner tumor of the submandibular glands in iran. it was initially diagnosed as a ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The purpose of this study is to review our experience with sialendoscopy for the management of radioiodine-induced sialadenitis. METHODS Retrospective chart review of all patients with radioiodine-induced sialadenitis treated with interventional sialendoscopy. RESULTS Twelve female patients with a mean age of 46.5 years (range, 25-77 years) underwent interventional sia...

Introduction: Involvement of the salivary glands in tuberculosis is rare, even in countries where tuberculosis is endemic. It can occur by systemic dissemination from a distant focus or, less commonly, as primary involvement. This article focuses on its myriad clinical presentations that pose a diagnostic challenge to the clinician. We discuss the schema of investigations required to confirm t...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the clinicopathologic characteristics of patients with immunoglobulin G4-related chronic sclerosing sialadenitis (IgG4-RCSS), a recently recognized disease. STUDY DESIGN Case series with chart review and pathology study. SETTINGS Tertiary care hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We evaluated chronic sialadenitis specimens obtained over 11 years using pathologic examin...