Primary Parotid Gland Sarcoidosis - Case Report | ||||
The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||||
Article 3, Volume 72, Issue 6, July 2018, Page 4593-4595 PDF (186.16 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.9786 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Kholood S Assiri ; Mohammad S. Al-Ahmari | ||||
The Department of ORL-HNS, Khamis Mushayt General Hospital, Aseer, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: Sarcoidosisis rare disorder worldwide and in Saudi Arabia. Extrapulmonary involvement are noticed as primary presentation seen in patients with sarcoidosis and can present at the same time as pulmonary sarcoidosis. Methods: A notolaryngology view of case report following a 44-year-old female presented with right painless parotid swelling for four months who was managed in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (ORL-HNS) Clinic of Khamis Mushayt General Hospital and referred to rheumatology for evaluation and management and follow up for one year who completely cured. Conclusion: Primary parotid sarcoidosis is an uncommon disease. The diagnosis has been obtained from the surgical excision of the lesion. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery | ||||
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