Mycobacterial disease of the parotid gland

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2000 Sep;90(3):292-8. doi: 10.1067/moe.2000.107973.

Abstract

Mycobacterial disease is an unusual but important condition that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a discrete parotid gland swelling or mass. The management of this condition involves exclusion of neoplastic disease and combined medical and surgical therapy. We present 5 cases of mycobacterial involvement of the parotid gland and discuss issues surrounding the diagnosis and treatment options.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Granuloma / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Parotid Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Parotid Diseases* / microbiology
  • Parotid Diseases* / therapy
  • Parotid Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Tuberculosis, Oral* / diagnosis
  • Tuberculosis, Oral* / therapy