Primary Sjögren's syndrome with multiple calcifications in parotid glands

Abstract Dispersed calcifications in bilateral parotid glands may strongly suggest Sjögren's syndrome (SS), since the occurrence of bilateral calcifications in other salivary gland diseases is rare. This association between parotid calcifications and SS would thus represent highly useful inform...

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Main Authors: Keisuke Kondo, Takahiro Kaneko, Norio Horie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-11-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2161
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description Abstract Dispersed calcifications in bilateral parotid glands may strongly suggest Sjögren's syndrome (SS), since the occurrence of bilateral calcifications in other salivary gland diseases is rare. This association between parotid calcifications and SS would thus represent highly useful information for the diagnosis of SS.
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spelling doaj.art-e257e87607d14ee9a1d16e824aa3bf042022-12-22T01:34:27ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042019-11-017112239224110.1002/ccr3.2161Primary Sjögren's syndrome with multiple calcifications in parotid glandsKeisuke Kondo0Takahiro Kaneko1Norio Horie2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saitama Medical Center Saitama Medical University Saitama JapanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saitama Medical Center Saitama Medical University Saitama JapanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saitama Medical Center Saitama Medical University Saitama JapanAbstract Dispersed calcifications in bilateral parotid glands may strongly suggest Sjögren's syndrome (SS), since the occurrence of bilateral calcifications in other salivary gland diseases is rare. This association between parotid calcifications and SS would thus represent highly useful information for the diagnosis of SS.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2161multiple calcificationsparotid glandsSjögren's syndrome
spellingShingle Keisuke Kondo
Takahiro Kaneko
Norio Horie
Primary Sjögren's syndrome with multiple calcifications in parotid glands
Clinical Case Reports
multiple calcifications
parotid glands
Sjögren's syndrome
title Primary Sjögren's syndrome with multiple calcifications in parotid glands
title_full Primary Sjögren's syndrome with multiple calcifications in parotid glands
title_fullStr Primary Sjögren's syndrome with multiple calcifications in parotid glands
title_full_unstemmed Primary Sjögren's syndrome with multiple calcifications in parotid glands
title_short Primary Sjögren's syndrome with multiple calcifications in parotid glands
title_sort primary sjogren s syndrome with multiple calcifications in parotid glands
topic multiple calcifications
parotid glands
Sjögren's syndrome
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2161
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