Sialadenitis

Clinic

• Sialadenitis is inflammation of salivary glands, usually the major ones, the most common being the parotid gland, followed by submandibular and sublingual glands.
• Parotitis is the inflammation of parotid gland. Parotid is the most important salivary gland so parotitis should be classified under Sialadenitis

Miasms

• Bacterial (most commonly Staphylococcus aureus)
• Viral
  • MMP (The most common)
  • HCV
  • HIV
  • CXA- B
  • PIV

Related disease

• Sjogren's syndrome
• Sarcoidosis
• Granulomatosis
• Polyangiitis