RESUMO
UNLABELLED: This paper reports a case of a 50-year-old male with systemic sarcoidosis presenting initially with a dry mouth and bilateral swelling of the parotid salivary glands. Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease in which there may be multiple exocrine involvement, including the salivary and lachrymal glands. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The diagnosis and management of this case highlights important clinical issues for dental practitioners.
Assuntos
Doenças Parotídeas/etiologia , Sarcoidose/complicações , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Síndromes do Olho Seco/etiologia , Humanos , Pneumopatias/diagnóstico por imagem , Pneumopatias/etiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Radiografia , Sarcoidose/diagnóstico por imagem , Xerostomia/etiologiaRESUMO
It is generally accepted that ultrasound is now the first line of imaging of palpable lumps of the neck. Standardized protocols exist for the evaluation of thyroid, salivary gland and nodal disease, and sonography is increasingly being used in the characterization of intraoral soft tissue lesions. Here, we present two cases where intraoral sonography was invaluable in the early detection of oral malignancy.