Bilateral sarkoidose i glandula parotis

Pernille Hahn, Annelise Krogdahl, Christian Godballe

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Abstract

We describe an unusual case of sarcoidosis in which the patient presented with a bilateral swelling of the parotid salivary glands and no other manifestation of the disease. Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder of unknown cause in which there may be multiple exocrine involvement, including the salivary glands. This case emphasises the importance of including sarcoidosis in the differential diagnosis of bilateral parotid swelling.
Bidragets oversatte titelBilateral sarcoidosis of parotid glands
OriginalsprogDansk
TidsskriftUgeskrift for Læger
Vol/bind174
Udgave nummer17
Sider (fra-til)1162-1163
ISSN0041-5782
StatusUdgivet - 2012

Emneord

  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Parotid Diseases
  • Positron-Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography
  • Sarcoidosis

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