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Farisa Surattanont
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Clinical and imaging diagnoses of intramuscular hemangiomas: the wattle sign and case reports.
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Bilateral parotid swelling: a review.
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Regression of HIV parotid swellings after antiviral therapy: case reports with computed tomographic scan evidence.
Parotid swellings have been noted in approximately 5% to 10% of patients with HIV-1. These swellings are a result of lymphoproliferative activity or lymphoepithelial cyst formation in response to a viral parotid presence. Two patients with cosmetic concerns regarding parotid swellings are presented before and after antiviral therapy. Regression of the swellings after treatment is substantiated with clinical photographs and computerized tomographic scans. The successful outcome was a reflection of a diminution in viral load and some degree of immune restoration.
Bilateral parotid swelling caused by sarcoidosis.
BACKGROUND: Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease characteristically causing bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy. Salivary gland swellings also are seen, which mandate recognition by the dental profession. CASE DESCRIPTION: The authors describe a patient whose diagnosis of sarcoidosis was tenuous. Ocular involvement and an elevated serum angiotensin-converting enzyme level suggested a diagnosis of sarcoidosis. Confirmation with a tissue biopsy was achieved only when the clinicians recognized that salivary gland swelling probably represented a manifestation of the disease. Steroid therapy was instituted. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: It is important for the dental practitioner to be familiar with the salivary gland manifestation of sarcoidosis. Early recognition and intervention aborts or slows disease progression.