Unusual Sjogren's Syndrome with Bilateral Parotid Cysts.
10.7181/acfs.2014.15.2.98
- Author:
Bommie Florence SEO
1
;
Rock Kuen JU
;
Seung Ki KWOK
;
Deuk Young OH
Author Information
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. ohdeuk1234@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Parotid gland;
Syndrome;
Cysts;
Rare diseases
- MeSH:
Diagnosis, Differential;
Female;
Humans;
Lacrimal Apparatus;
Middle Aged;
Parotid Gland;
Rare Diseases;
Sjogren's Syndrome*
- From:Archives of Craniofacial Surgery
2014;15(2):98-101
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Sjogren's syndrome is a chronic autoimmune exocrinopathy that destroys salivary and lacrimal gland tissue. We report an unusual case of this disease in a 54-year-old woman who presented with multiple and bilateral parotid cystic masses. The multiple, small, bead-like cysts were clearly evident in the computed tomography sections in this patient, a visible reminder that this may be the initial presentation in a patient with Sjogren's syndrome. As the case illustrates, Sjogren's syndrome should be included in the differential diagnosis of multiple and bilateral cystic parotid lesions.
