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Recurrent parotitis as a first manifestation in a child with primary sjogren's syndrome / Parotitis recurrente como primera manifestación en un niño con el síndrome de sjögren primario
Alp, H; Orbak, Z; Erdogan, T; Karabag, K; Gursan, N.
Affiliation
  • Alp, H; Department of Paediatrics.
  • Orbak, Z; Department of Paediatrics.
  • Erdogan, T; Department of Paediatrics.
  • Karabag, K; Department of Paediatrics.
  • Gursan, N; Department of Paediatrics.
West Indian med. j ; West Indian med. j;60(6): 685-687, Dec. 2011. ilus
Article in En | LILACS | ID: lil-672836
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ABSTRACT
Recurrent parotitis is an acute, severe inflammation of one or both parotid glands, the major salivary glands in young children. We report the case of a seven-year old boy with Primary Sjogrens syndrome (PSS) who presented with 15 episodes of painful recurrent bilateral swellings of the parotid glands over a four-year period.
RESUMEN
La parotitis recurrente es una inflamación aguda, severa y reiterada de una o ambas glándulas parótidas - la mayor de las glándulas salivares - en los niños pequeños. Se reporta el caso de un niño de siete años de edad con el síndrome de Sjögren primario (SSP). El niño presentó 15 episodios de dolorosas inflamaciones bilaterales recurrentes de las glándulas parótidas por un período de cuatro años.
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Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Parotitis / Sjogren's Syndrome Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Child / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: West Indian Med J / West Indian med. j / West Indian medical journal Journal subject: MEDICINA Year: 2011 Type: Article
Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Parotitis / Sjogren's Syndrome Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Child / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: West Indian Med J / West Indian med. j / West Indian medical journal Journal subject: MEDICINA Year: 2011 Type: Article