A: Salivary gland inflammation can occur for many reasons, so it’s important to determine the cause. The next steps depend at least in part on whom you’ve already seen, what tests you’ve had ...

Bacterial, viral, or fungal infections typically cause parotid gland swelling. This article discusses parotitis—how it affects the body, its signs and symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment ...

Q. I have had swollen parotid glands since January of 1997. I’ve had MRIs and CT scans; they show only swollen glands. Biopsy was negative and more blood work then I can name also was negative.

There are other causes for a swelling of the parotid gland. The literature speaks of cancerous formation in the gland but, in all my years of practice, I have never encountered a parotid cancer ...

Almost immediately after 131 I therapy transient swelling (Fig. 2) and pain with decreased salivary flow, usually bilateral and involving the parotid glands, have become a known problem. [1, 4, 5 ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: Several weeks ago, I noticed that my face was swollen in ...

The treatment of swollen cheeks involves treating underlying causes. Some of the issues of swollen cheeks involve tooth infection, abnormality in salivary glands, lockjaw issues, and infection in ...

Have you noticed swelling of salivary glands accompanied by fever, muscle aches and fatigue? These symptoms may be an indication of a contagious viral infection known as mumps.

The 75-year-old woman's head and neck MRI scan showed a healed cutaneous tissue defect, parotid gland atrophy, and no signs of malignancy. 81-year-old woman with painful swelling In another case, an ...

Q: I’ve been diagnosed with inflamed salivary glands. I’ve lived with this condition for almost five years. I have had some glands removed and have been tested for everything you can im… ...