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Coexistence of systemic lupus erythematosus and parotid hypertrophy. A case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Seung Hong I.,
Romano Thomas J.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198409000-00018
Subject(s) - pathology , medicine , muscle hypertrophy , parotid gland , dermatology
A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and marked diffuse bilateral parotid swelling is described. Special staining techniques were required to demonstrate a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate in the otherwise normal appearing acinar tissue. This finding suggests that a humoral, rather than a cellular, mediated immune process is responsible for the parotid hypertrophy in this patient.