Purulent saliva is expressed with bacterial parotitis, and clear saliva with small yellow curds is expressed in chronic punctate (autoimmune) parotitis. (medscape.com)
Recurring bacterial parotitis may be caused by stone formation or stenosis of the duct, but this also occurs in a minority of cases of chronic parotitis. (medscape.com)
Acute bacterial parotitis is now infrequent, but its historical importance and occasional occurrence today necessitate in-depth knowledge of this entity by the otolaryngologist. (medscape.com)
Mumps and bacterial parotitis were differentiated by 1800, but neither was effectively treated. (medscape.com)
Before antibiotics and intravenous administration of fluids were available, bacterial parotitis occurred in postoperative patients or other severely ill patients who became dehydrated and contributed to their demise as an incurable sepsis . (medscape.com)
Other authors used names such as acute surgical parotitis, acute necrotic parotitis, acute gangrenous parotitis, and other historical designations according to Hemenway and English in 1971. (medscape.com)
Recurrent1
Chronic recurrent parotitis: a closer look at its origin, diagnosis, and management. (medscape.com)
Acute2
Spiegel R, Miron D, Sakran W, Horovitz Y. Acute neonatal suppurative parotitis: case reports and review. (medscape.com)
Dehydration with stasis of salivary flow may cause of acute parotitis. (medscape.com)
Autoimmune4
Autoimmune parotitis is associated with an increased incidence of lymphoma. (medscape.com)
The acutely inflamed gland is exquisitely tender, while the gland is usually nontender in chronic autoimmune parotitis. (medscape.com)
HIV may cause a type of indolent parotitis that suggests an autoimmune process. (medscape.com)
Parotid1
[ 1 ] He called parotid abscesses celiac parotitis because they were believed to be metastatic from abdominal infections. (medscape.com)
Saliva1
Chronic parotitis destroys the glandular elements of the salivary glands and impairs the protective functions of saliva, leading to dental infections and caries. (medscape.com)
Drugs with an atropine effect (eg, antihistamines) may precipitate parotitis on rare occasions. (medscape.com)
Etiology1
Reading the numerous journal articles on parotitis reveals frequent contradictions in the classification, etiology, and treatment of the disorders. (medscape.com)
Severely ill1
Parotitis may arise in hospitalized patients who are severely ill, and it is treated as indicated above (see Treatment). (medscape.com)
Patients2
Patients with chronic parotitis are instructed to maintain scrupulous dental care. (medscape.com)
In 1919, Zachary Cope, a British Army surgeon, described 7 patients with parotitis that he had treated in Baghdad during the exceptionally hot summer of 1917. (medscape.com)
Glands1
Sialectasis (also termed sialectasia, or siadochiectasis) is cystic dilation of the ducts of salivary glands. (wikipedia.org)
Symptoms1
Parotitis presents in many forms, and the symptoms vary from modest to prostrating. (medscape.com)
Diagnosis1
In this article, evolution of the knowledge of parotitis, as well as the diagnosis and treatment, is discussed. (medscape.com)
Treatment2
When surgery is required for chronic parotitis, the standard treatment is superficial parotidectomy, but if CT scanning or surgery reveals significant involvement of the deep lobe, that portion of the gland is dissected from beneath the nerve. (medscape.com)
Ultrasonography of the parotid glands revealed bilateral coarse, heterogeneous internal echogenicity and nodular hypoechoic areas suggesting sialectasis, scattered parenchymal calcifications, and fibrous septa (more on the left side). (ijmrhs.com)
Chronic7
When surgery is required for chronic parotitis, the standard treatment is superficial parotidectomy, but if CT scanning or surgery reveals significant involvement of the deep lobe, that portion of the gland is dissected from beneath the nerve. (medscape.com)
A study by Wu et al indicated that technetium-99m ( 99m Tc) pertechnetate salivary gland scintigraphy can play an important part in the diagnosis of chronic obstructive parotitis and other salivary gland disorders. (medscape.com)
The study, which involved 25 patients with chronic obstructive parotitis, 12 patients with sialolithiasis, and 10 patients with Sjögren syndrome, found reduced excretion but near-normal uptake of 99m Tc-pertechnetate in parotitis-affected glands, while in sialolithiasis, excretion was reduced, and in five sialolithiasis patients, uptake was decreased as well, with excretion and uptake also being reduced in Sjögren syndrome. (medscape.com)
Salivary1
Sialectasis (also termed sialectasia, or siadochiectasis) is cystic dilation of the ducts of salivary glands. (wikipedia.org)
Episodes1
Recurring parotitis, an unpleasant and distressing condition, is managed conservatively in most instances but occasionally requires surgery to end the frequent and severe episodes of infection. (medscape.com)
Patient1
Sialogram of patient with sialectasis. (medscape.com)
Disorders1
Reading the numerous journal articles on parotitis reveals frequent contradictions in the classification, etiology, and treatment of the disorders. (medscape.com)