"post-radiation: post-irradiative sialadenitis 4"
"post-radiation: post-irradiative sialadenitis 4"
"The salivary gland(s) is often enlarged. The affected gland can range from well-defined to poorly defined. Signal characteristics in the majority of cases tend to be heterogeneous 6."
"Acute sialadenitis is most commonly caused by an ascending bacterial infection, with Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus viridans being the most common organisms 2,8,9. Sialolithiasis is often present (causing obstructive sialadenitis) and stones are found in ~85% of submandibular ducts and ~15% of parotid ducts 1,7,9. Other causes of acute sialadenitis include dehydration, immunosuppression, iatrogenic (drug-induced) and rarely haematogenous spread 10. Rarely sialadenitis may be secondary to an obstructive salivary duct carcinoma."
"Epidemic parotitis is associated with the mumps virus, occurs mostly in children and is usually bilateral 10."
"enlarged intra- or extra-glandular lymph nodes may also be seen but this is non-specific and can occur in other conditions such as malignancy 2"
"Kuttner tumour - chronic sclerosing sialadenitis"
Expected headings
"Fluoroscopy"
"In acute sialadenitis, the affected gland appears enlarged, hypoechoic and hyperaemic on ultrasound 8,10."
"Uncomplicated cases without sialolithiasis can typically be managed with sialogogues, hydration, massaging, analgesia and antibiotics covering oral flora 12."